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China Turns Drug Rehab Into a Punishing Ordeal

Human Rights Watch has issued a report on drug rehabilitation center abuse in China. According to the report that largely focuses on Yunnan, forced unpaid labor, degrading treatment, and a lack of basic medical care were among some of the abuses found. The following is one woman’s view of the system, from the New York Times: Fu Lixin, emotionally exhausted from caring for her sick mother, nee