Open letter to Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China

Paris-Geneva, December 12, 2008 Re: Grave concern with the recent crackdown on human rights defenders in the People's Republic of China Dear Mr. President, The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has been informed by Human Rights in China (HRIC) and Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) of the severe crackdown on several human rights (...) - China / Human Rights Defenders

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