No independent civil society in China
The Party/government in China continues to do whatever it sees as necessary to prevent the establishment and organization of any civil society outside of official control.China Said to Harass Rights Lawyers
Chinese legal authorities have threatened to delay or deny the renewal of legal licenses for 18 top civil rights lawyers, escalating the use of a tactic they have used to put pressure lawyers they consider troublesome, two human rights advocacy groups have charged...
The authorities in China have frequently sought to silence or intimidate activist lawyers by holding up the annual renewal of their licenses to practice law. But the widespread use of the bureaucratic technique against top lawyers in the capital is rare...
Some of those threatened have been attacked and beaten as well...
Government pressure on activist lawyers appears to be increasing this year, Chinese Human Rights Defenders stated, as Chinese officials seek to guarantee public order during a stretch of politically sensitive dates, including the 20th anniversary of the bloody assault on Tiananmen Square prodemocracy demonstrators on June 4.
Labels: China, civil society, rule-of-law
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:07 AM
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