Rights Groups Denounce China's Arrest of Swedish NGO Worker

Chinese authorities have arrested and accused a Swedish national of operating an unlicensed rights group in China. The detainee, Peter Dablin, 35, is a co-founder of the Chinese Urgent Action Working Group, which was established in 2009 to promote the development of the rule of law and human rights through training and the support of public interest litigation in China, according to the group's statement. The group has organized training sessions for rights defenders from expert...

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