In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns for the safety and well-being of Lawyer Zheng Enchong because of acts of intimidation perpetrated against him by the Shanghai Justice Bureau and the Chinese Public Security Bureau. These acts effectively prevent Mr. Zheng from practising his profession as a lawyer and they deprive him of the most fundamental freedoms enjoyed by all citizens of civilized nations in the modern era. LRWC states that China has a responsibility to adopt such measures as are necessary to guarantee the security of the person of Zheng Enchong. China also has an additional duty to take effective measures to protect Mr. Zheng’s right to carry out his professional activities as a lawyer free from intimidation, harassment and reprisals from the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.

In the present document Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) expresses its concerns for the safety and well-being of Lawyer Zheng Enchong because of acts of intimidation perpetrated against him by the Shanghai Justice Bureau and the Chinese Public Security Bureau. These acts effectively prevent Mr. Zheng from practising his profession as a lawyer and they deprive him of the most fundamental freedoms enjoyed by all citizens of civilized nations in the modern era. LRWC states that China has a responsibility to adopt such measures as are necessary to guarantee the security of the person of Zheng Enchong. China also has an additional duty to take effective measures to protect Mr. Zheng’s right to carry out his professional activities as a lawyer free from intimidation, harassment and reprisals from the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.

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