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Print version. Published on 202.ip-51-77-231.eu Original: /monitoring-protection-mechanisms/reports-and-publications/china/2020/08/d26016/ |
Object of submission:
Review of Chinese authorities’ widespread practice of coercing individuals in detention into confessing crimes determined by the authorities before their trials, commonly after prolonged periods of torture and ill-treatment.
For Reference:
Database: https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/forced-tv-confessions-database(2020)
Book: Trial by Media: China's new show trials, and the global expansion of Chinese media (2018)
Report: Scripted and Staged: Behind the scenes of China forced televised confessions (2018)
Contact: Benjamin Ismaïl.
Safeguard Defenders.
benjamin@safeguarddefenders.com
+33 663 137 61
Submitted by:
Safeguard Defenders
China Aid Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
Front Line Defenders Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
For additional data and far greater level of detail, see the attached document “ADDITIONAL DATA for China’s practice of extracting and broadcasting forced confessions before trial".
Appendix
China Submission