Authorities in Henan province said they were shutting down “reprimand centres” after media reports exposed how this new form of extrajudicial detention in cities had cropped up after the Communist Party abolished re-education labour camps.
La cinese Gong Qifeng, moglie e già madre di un bambino, è stata legata su di un lettino d’ospedale, accerchiata da diverse persone.
Lisa Erdmann
China hat angekündigt, seine berüchtigten Umerziehungslager abzuschaffen. Ein reines Lippenbekenntnis, sagt Amnesty International. Willkürliche Verhaftungen und Folter in Gefängnissen würden fortgesetzt - nur an anderen Orten.
European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2013 on organ harvesting in China (2013/2981(RSP))
Thirteen petitioners who traveled to Beijing to gain compensation for being forcibly evicted from their land staged a mass suicide attempt after Beijing authorities dismissed their complaints.
The Supreme Peoples' Court, the highest court in China, urged lower courts to prohibit admissions of guilt obtained from torture.
