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Chen Guangcheng: Human Rights in China “Deteriorating”
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 11:50
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Blind Chinese legal activist, Chen Guangcheng has met with US lawmakers, telling them on Wednesday about what he called the “deteriorating” situation of human rights in China. US Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and others accompanied Chen during the press conference. Chen said the Chinese regime has broken its promise to investigate the abuse he endured. He also condemned the detention of his nephew, Chen Kegui. Chen Kegui has been charged with attempted murder, but has not been given access to the lawyers his family hired. The self-taught lawyer also singled out the Chinese regime's Political and Legislative Affairs Committee for eroding the rule of law. The PLAC is a powerful apparatus tasked with carrying out the Communist Party's campaign of “stability maintenance.” [Chen Guangcheng, Blind Chinese Dissident Lawyer]: “Under the control of this thuggish system to maintain stability, injustices in society are occurring almost everywhere. Whether it's the moral standard or the rule of law, it's like going back to the Cultural Revolution where none of it existed.” Chen called on the US to take a tougher stance on China's rights records. [Chen Guangcheng, Blind Chinese Dissident Lawyer]: “Of course I wish Obama and Romney would make clear statements on the state of human rights in China.” House Speaker John Boehner says the US has an obligation to ensure human rights is protected in China. [John Boehner, US Speaker …
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