China's Targeting of Human Rights Activists Grows: UN Report
A new report highlights recent reprisals from two dozen countries, including China, and supports ICIJ's reporting on Beijing's tactics to silence critics abroad.
The report underscores how Beijing abuses international institutions, such as the U.N., to silence critics abroad, and notes that targeted repression of human rights activists across borders is becoming more frequent and sophisticated.
- The report lists new allegations of reprisals from two dozen countries.
- ICIJ's China Targets investigation revealed how suspected proxies for the Chinese government surveilled or harassed activists at the U.N. headquarters in Geneva.
The targeted repression of human rights activists across borders is becoming more frequent and sophisticated.
Author's summary: China targets human rights activists abroad.