Crackdown on human rights advocates in China

July 14, 2015

The Chinese government has detained over 100 human rights advocates since July 10, according to multiple reports.

“This is certainly a coordinated, organized crackdown, not ordinary law enforcement,” said Fu Hualing, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post.

Among those detained are attorneys who have attempted to defended religious-freedom rights, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported.

 

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Further information:

• Sweeping Detentions and Disappearances of Lawyers (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
• Chinese police detain more than 100 lawyers and activists in weekend sweep (South China Morning Post)