Excerpted from Wall Street Journal:
We translated a handful of these rules, certain that it wouldn’t be long before a full English translation was provided by the same folks who came up with the whole thing. On June 3, Xinhua reported that a Beijing Olympics official said an English version would be out "soon."
Well, we’re still waiting for the official translation. But in the meantime, here’s an unofficial version from a longtime government critic – Human Rights in China, an advocacy group based in New York and Hong Kong.
Good to know someone wants visitors in China to know their rights.
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For more information on this issue:
- HRIC Press Advisory:
Legal Guidelines for Foreigners—Olympic Traps for Foreigners? - HRIC Campaign:
Incorporating Responsibility 2008 Take Action Campaign - HRIC Statement:
Chinese Authorities Abuse Licensing System to Harass Rights Defenders - HRIC Press Release:
HRIC Deplores Intimidation of Rights Activists Ahead of U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights - HRIC Statement:
Chinese Authorities Target Lawyers Offering Legal Assistance to Tibetans - HRIC Press Advisory:
Petitioners Face Ongoing Abuse - China Rights Forum No. 4, 2007:
The Real Situation in Pre-Olympics China - Teng Biao and Hu Jia give their views about the situation on the ground in the countdown to the Olympics.