Excerpted from Life News:
HRIC tells LifeNews.com that when the court heard Yuan [Weijing's] lawsuit on May 5, it held the hearing behind closed doors, and Yuan was unable to attend because she was confined to her home by local authorities.
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Human Rights in China director Sharon Hom commented on Yuan's situation.
"Politicizing the law, especially by invoking the vague and broad state secrets law as the basis for targeting activists and their families, is simply unacceptable," she said.
"Particularly during this pre-Olympics period, when the eyes of all the world are on China, the authorities must stop the ongoing harassment of Yuan Weijing and investigate those responsible," Hom added.
"The authorities cannot deny Yuan’s right under international human rights law – including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – to freely leave and return to her country simply by labeling her a ‘criminal suspect’ without any foundation," Hom explained.
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Joint Open Letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy - Case Update:
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