People’s Republic of China: The Olympics countdown – crackdown on activists threatens Olympics legacy

People’s Republic of China: The Olympics countdown – crackdown on activists threatens Olympics legacy

رقم الوثيقة: ASA 17/050/2008
تاريخ النشر: 1 أبريل 2008
التصنيفات: الصين, اولمبياد بكين

With little more than four months to go before the Beijing Olympics, few substantial reforms have been introduced that will have a significant, positive impact on human rights in China. This is particularly apparent in the plight of individual activists and journalists, who have bravely sought to expose ongoing human rights abuses and call on the government to address them.