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StatementbytheSpokespersononthe5thanniversaryofthe“709crackdown”onhumanrightslawyersanddefendersBrussels,08/07/2020Fiveyearsago,beginningon9July2015,theChinesegovernmentarrestedanddetainedmorethan300humanrightslawyersandhumanrightsdefenders,inwhatisknownasthe"709crackdown".Inmanyoftheresultingtrials,theaccusedweredeniedaproperdefenceandafairtrial.Thereareextensiveandcrediblereportsofmistreatmentandtortureduringtheirdetention,whilethelawyerswhoweredetainedhavebeendisbarredandthosereleasedcont...
Statement by the Spokesperson on the 5th anniversary of the “709 crackdown” on human rights lawyers and defendersBrussels, 08/07/2020 Five years ago, beginning on 9 July 2015, the Chinese government arrested and detained more than 300 human rights lawyers and human rights defenders, in what is known as the "709 crackdown". In many of the resulting trials, the accused were denied a proper defence and a fair trial. There are extensive and credible reports of mistreatment and torture during their detention, while the lawyers who were detained have been disbarred and those released continue to be monitored. The European Union expects China to ensure full respect of the rule of law, to establish fair trial guarantees and to investigate thoroughly all reported cases of arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment and torture of human rights defenders and their families. Th...