Wife of Detained Lawyer Accuses Beijing Police of Harassment

Wang Qiaoling recently went to Tianjin, east of Beijing, to find out about the trial of her husband, Li Heping. He is one of several rights lawyers detained since July 2015. When she got home Tuesday, the owner of her building told her to move out.

China: Protect Lawyers From Beatings and Harassment

<![CDATA[Human Rights Watch Multiple Attacks on Lawyers Undermine Rule of Law (New York) – The June 18, 2015 beating of lawyer Wang Quanzhang by court police in Shandong province underscores the perilous environment in China for lawyers who vigorously represent clients or issues unpopular with authorities, Human Rights Watch said today. In the past year, […]