Excerpted from The Jurist:
The reform being considered next week was initially added to the NPC agenda in 2005 [HRIC brief, PDF], but was postponed for two years due to disagreements about its terms. In 2005, Human Rights in China (HRIC) [advocacy website] said the reform would be a major improvement but still called for the complete eradication of the entire system.
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For more information on this issue:
- HRIC Press Release:
HRIC: UN Secretary General’s China Visit Needs Real Human Rights Focus - China Rights Forum, No.2, 2005:
Reform of the Reeducation Through Labor System - This HRIC brief explores the rationale and possible outcome of reforming a system routinely used to punish political and religious dissidents. - China Rights Forum, No.2, 2003:
Reassessing Reeducation Through Labor - Veron Mei-ying Hung finds support among China's legal professionals for abolishing this easily absued administrative sanction. - HRIC Report:
Empty Promises: human rights protections and China's criminal procedure law in practice
