EU urges China to free rights lawyers ahead of investment pact

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The two economic powerhouses are keen to tie up the deal before the end of the year. FMTNews EU China

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday called for China to release jailed lawyer Li Yuhan and other human rights defenders, as the bloc closes in on a major investment pact with Beijing.

“Credible sources indicate that, during her detention, Ms Li has been subject to torture and ill treatment and that she has not received adequate medical assistance,” a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement.The statement demanded the “immediate release” of Li, as well as other lawyers and activists including Yu Wensheng, Huang Qi, Ge Jueping, Qin Yongmin, Gao Zhisheng, Ilham Tohti, Tashi Wangchuk, Wu Gan and Liu Feiyue.

 

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