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China accused of human rights lawyers crackdown - 30 Jul 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jul 30 09
Witnessed: 1482 veces
Regions: China
Issues: Corruption, Discrimination, Freedom of opinion & expression
Tags: censorship, human rights activist
Chinese authorities have been accused of mounting a crackdown on human rights lawyers, with many having their licences revoked.
The lawyers handle a wide-range of cases, from families affected by last year's tainted milk scandal, to representing prominent dissidents.
Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.
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