Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression

By Amnesty International

As Amnesty International signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the ‘709’ crackdown on human rights lawyers in China, the organization’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The 709 Crackdown led to the unjust prosecution and persecution some of China’s most diligent human rights lawyers and legal activists, but it was […] The post Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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