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Chinese lawyer travelling to US detained at Thailand border
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Advocates for Lu in Laos were hopeful they could secure a quick release after he was detained two weeks ago near Thanaleng train station, on the border with Thailand. Laotian authorities initially said it was a paperwork issue. But on Wednesday, after a week of appeals by human rights groups
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'Desperate' need to implement law against organ harvesting: Taiwanese legi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While addressing the presser on the eve of International Human Rights Day, Theresa Chu, a human rights lawyer and the chair of the Universal Declaration on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting steering committee said, "So, it is imperative that Taiwan implement the criminal law t
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Chinese human rights lawyer in closed-door trial as family members held by
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping stood trial for a subversion charge in Shaanxi province behind closed doors and moreover his wife was prevented from travelling to the court.
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Teesta Setalvad produced in Ahmedabad court, calls her arrest 'abuse of po
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 26 (ANI): Teesta Setalvad, who was produced before the court on Sunday in connection with a case against her NGO which gave baseless information about the 2002 Gujarat riots to the police, alleged that her arrest was illegal and she was driven from Mumbai to
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Chinese activists indicted for discussing 'human rights' to be tried separ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): Indicted for the same charges of discussing 'human rights', Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi will be tried separately on Friday and Monday respectively.
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The loyalty of the law in Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Independence of the judiciary has been prominent in our public discourse. Our constitution provides several measures to ensure that the judicial mechanisms are free from interference by the executive.
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Chinese authorities arrest human rights lawyer for 'subversion'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 26 (ANI): Chinese authorities in the central province of Hunan have formally arrested human rights lawyer Xie Yang for "inciting subversion" and "picking quarrels and provoking disturbances", said a media report.
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On Human Rights Day, China placed lawyers, activists under house arrest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 12 (ANI): Chinese authorities targeted dissidents, rights lawyers and activists and their families by putting them under house arrest, round-the-clock surveillance and restrictions on their children's school attendance on Human Rights Day, a media report said.
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Beijing targets activists on International Human Rights Day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 11 (ANI): As the world observed the International Human Rights Day on Friday, Beijing on the other hand targeted a rights lawyer and his activist wife.
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Dutch, US brands allegedly rely on forced labour from China's Xinjiang pro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 2 (ANI): The European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR) submitted a criminal complaint against several Dutch and US textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
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China: Jailed human rights lawyer's wife sets up legal consultancy to help
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China] November 1 (ANI): Jailed Human Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng's wife has set up a legal consultancy to assist people struggling with the justice system in China.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist arrested again
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 1 (ANI): Marking the first anniversary of draconian Beijing-imposed national security law, Hong Kong-based pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer was arrested for the second time in less than a month, reported an American broadcaster.
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