12.06.21
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Made Amnesty International’s Departure All But Inevitable
The human rights violations being committed now under the National Security Law only demonstrate China’s decision to drift further away from compliance with international human rights law. Rather, the NSL’s claim to global jurisdiction signals an...
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09.28.15Rights Group Demands Chinese Supporters of Hong Kong Democracy Be Freed
Reuters
Amnesty International called for the release of eight mainland Chinese activists.
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11.16.14
China’s Booming Africa Trade in Torture Devices
Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation recently published a new report that alleges China is selling hundreds of millions of dollars in so-called "torture tools" to African governments. Despite mounting evidence these...
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09.23.14China Increasingly Producing ‘Tools of Torture’ for Export: Amnesty
Reuters
The Chinese equipment, such as spiked batons, fuels human rights abuses by law enforcement authorities in African and Southeast Asian nations, the international human rights group said in a report.
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05.17.13Why China Executes So Many People
Atlantic
While anti-death penalty activists say public education is needed to get the message out, they believe change ultimately needs to come from the top -- something that they're not optimistic about at all.