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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11714

31 January 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION / China
EU urges authorities to investigate allegations of torture
Brussels, 30/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Saturday 28 January, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service called on the Chinese authorities to investigate, "without delay", the account of torture in the case of human rights lawyer Xie Yang and the allegations of torture in the cases of lawyers Li Heping and Wang Quanzhang.

According to his lawyer, Xie Yang has been chained to a metal chair, sexually assaulted, and deprived of sleep and sunlight.  Li Heping and Wang Quanzhang have reportedly been tortured,...

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