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
Index Number: ASA 17/050/2008Date Published: 1 April 2008
Categories: China, Beijing Olympics
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.