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Re-education Through Labor To Be “Abolished”
Following reports, which were later removed from official news websites, that the re-education through labor (laojiao) system would be reformed, officials have now made the “most authoritative” statement yet about their plans. From China Daily: The use of the controversial laojiao system will be tightly restricted, with lawmakers expected to approve its abolition this year, a top governJanuary 22, 2013 1:21 PM
Forced Confessions Draw Fresh Scrutiny
In 2003, Zhang Gaoping and his nephew Zhang Hui confessed to the rape and murder of Wang Dong, a 17-year-old girl the two
Chen Guangcheng: Party “Makes No Effort to Reform”
Legal activist Chen Guangcheng, now based in New York, recently provided more details about the treatment in detention of
March 6, 2013 1:58 PM
Social Change and its Impact on the Role of Law
Incoming president Xi Jinping has pledged to uphold the constitution and rule of law in China. But, as Stanley Lubman poi
March 1, 2013 1:37 PM
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