China - Authorities refuse to register human rights lawyer as missing person

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is deeply concerned by the lack of transparency in the case of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, one of the first “barefoot lawyers,” who has been missing again since April. The press freedom organization calls on the Chinese authorities to quickly produce evidence that he is still alive. It also urges the international community to press the authorities to shed light on the matter without delay. His brother, Gao Zhiyi, went to Beijing last week to report his (...)

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