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📢 Today, we call on #China to #FreeYuWensheng.
2 years after the disappearance of human rights lawyer #YuWensheng, we're proud to support him and his family in the fight for justice (image kudos: @badiucao)

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Join us! @hrw @hrichina @ICJ_org @LRWCanada
@badiucao @hrw @hrichina @ICJ_org @LRWCanada Two years ago today, on 19 January, Lawyer #YuWensheng was taking his son to school when he was suddenly taken away by nearly a dozen law enforcement officers.
@badiucao @hrw @hrichina @ICJ_org @LRWCanada During years of work to advance human rights and democracy in China, Lawyer Yu had experienced various harassment, including the revocation of his legal license in early January 2018. #FreeYuWensheng
The day before he was taken by police, he had published an open letter calling for amendments to China’s Constitution, including reforms for fair elections and oversight of the Chinese Communist Party.
So what happened next?

In recognition of the two-year anniversary of his disappearance, we did a review of every action taken by the international community to speak up for Lawyer Yu, call for his release, and support his family.
Our hope is that this can bring more awareness of how the role of the international community, incl. @UN_SPExperts and @UN_HRC, can help make visible Chinese HRDs defenders in detention, while also urging the UN and other govts to step up to ensure Lawyer Yu’s release.
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