Chinese lawmakers will consider modifying a system that lets police send crime suspects to labor camps without trial, state media said Thursday.
However, the legislators apparently have no plan to ban it, as international right groups have recommended.
Gitmo East?
Beijing will see more and more pressure as we come up to the 2008 Olympics to get rid of this system entirely. This could be a play to satisfy most critics (Human Rights Watch can't ever be satisfied) before the mainstream media talks about it during the games.
You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |