Tag: Jerome cohen

Is This Really the End of Re-Education Through Labor?

On January 7, state media reported a statement made by Meng Jianzhu – the secretary of the CCP Central Committee’s Commission for Political and Legal Affairs – at a national judicial conference: that China’s re-education through labor system (RTL) was expected to come to an end by the closing of 2013. An article from The Economist covering Meng’s recent statement quick

January 17, 2013 8:08 PM

Inside the Walls of a Detention Center

NYU law professor Jerome Cohen argued last month at the South China Morning Post that “nothing more vividly illustr

August 8, 2012 1:37 AM

Date Reported for Heywood Murder Trial

Gu Kailai’s trial for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood is to start on August 9th, according to a frie

August 3, 2012 10:12 PM

Bo Xilai’s Wife Charged with Heywood Killing (Updated)

Xinhua reports that Gu Kailai, wife of Bo Xilai, and Zhang Xiaojun, a family aide, have been charged with the “inte

July 26, 2012 9:58 AM

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