Amnesty International: Human Rights in China and the Beijing Olympics
Filed Under Human Rights, China | Posted on March 25, 2008
Amnesty International has produced this graphic poster challenging China’s record on human rights. The caption reads:
CHINA IS GETTING READY
In the name of ensuring stability and harmony in the country during the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese government continues to detain and harass political activists, journalists, lawyers, and human rights workers.
In an article titled Human Rights in China and the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International notes
The Games are being used as a justification to extend the use of detention without trial in Beijing as part of the city’s “clean-up” ahead of August 2008. Meanwhile, human rights activists are increasingly subjected to harassment, house arrest and unfair trials.
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