Chinese Activist Convicted for Speaking out Against Torture

The Jurist reports that Chinese Activist Hu Jai has been convicted for 3 1/2 years for subversion.

[JURIST] Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia [advocacy blog] was sentenced Thursday to 3.5 years in prison on charges of inciting subversion of state power [JURIST news archive]. Hu's trial [HRW case history; JURIST report] began last month; he was formally charged in February after he made public [JURIST reports] letters and recordings from Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng alleging that Gao was tortured into confessing to subversion charges. Hu has 10 days to appeal his conviction.

Read the full Jurist Report here.

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