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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11433
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) china

EU calls for respect of lawyers' work

Brussels, 18/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - In a press release on Monday 16 November, the EU's special representative for human rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, called on China to let lawyers work in freedom.

“Rule of law requires lawyers that can practise freely without fear of persecution and provide checks and balances against the miscarriage of justice”, said Lambrinidis at the end of his visit to China (4-9 November). During his meetings, Lambrinidis reiterated the EU's strong concern at...

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