China: Scrap Repressive Foreign Organizations Law

Email The Chinese government should withdraw its draft law on foreign organizations, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Legislative Affairs Commission. If adopted, the second draft of the Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Management Law will severely and arbitrarily restrict the ability of civil society organizations in China to access resources from and cooperate with international organizations. (New York) – The Chinese government should withdraw its draft law on foreign organizations, Human Rights Watch said today…

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