Rights advocates issue open letter to Xi Jinping seeking releases and legal reforms
Freedom House published a September 16 letter with 29 signatories raising detention, legal and transnational-repression concerns.
Why it matters
The letter consolidates demands from rights and religious-freedom advocates concerning detainees, law and transnational repression; advocacy requests must remain distinct from confirmed releases or independently established case facts.
Full report
The signatories include people affiliated with Freedom House, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International USA.[1]
They seek releases of people they describe as prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders, legal changes, safe family reunification, and commitments against transnational repression surrounding Xi's US visit.[1]
This report documents the letter and its requests, also covered by VOA.[2] It does not independently establish every allegation or individual case mentioned, and the requests should not be confused with confirmed releases.
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