Walking a tightrope : defending human rights in China /

How do Chinese people defend human rights in China without going to jail? How can they seek justice without the state hitting back at them? The human rights situation in China is not without its challenges but even so the last decades have seen marked improvements. Even so, much of the international...

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Main Author: Nielsen, Gert Holmgaard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Danish
Published: Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2014.
Series:Asia insights (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies) ; 6.
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