The Chinese authorities intimidated and unlawfully detained parents and relatives of children who died in the devastating Sichuan earthquake and harassed activists and lawyers who tried to assist them says a new Amnesty International report released ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster (12 May).
Amnesty Internationals' report Justice Denied: Harassment of Sichuan earthquake survivors and activists documents instances where some parents and relatives were detained for up to 21 days for trying to seek answers from officials about why their children died.
Some have been detained repeatedly and the youngest detainee was only eight years old. More...
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