China sentenced two leading human rights defenders each to more than a decade in prison, according to the family of one of the activists.
four and three-and-a-half years prison terms, respectively, on charges related to their activism.Ding's wife, Luo Shengchun,called the sentences "oblivious to facts" and "arbitrary." There's no mention of their convictions in Chinese state media.
"The Chairs condemn the sentencing of Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, whose arbitrary detention and torture highlights the Chinese Communist Party’s systematic abuse of human rights and violation of int’l law,"a group of U.S. lawmakers and administration officials who monitor human rights in China. CECC also urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken "to lead a global effort to gain their immediate release."that “Beijing’s treatment of the country’s best-known human rights defenders should be a reality check for foreign leaders rushing to return to business as usual with Beijing."
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