UN Working Group Calls Arrest Arbitrary

September 2, 2005   China, Human Rights Abuses, United Nations

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued a report on May 27, 2005 calling China’s detention of Choi Yong Hun “arbitrary.” This term means he is in prison without just cause. Further, his detention is “in contravention of the provisions of article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” according to the report, and the Group called upon China to rectify the situation.

Click here to download the report in PDF format.

 

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