The present report of Amnesty International concerns the issue of torture in China. The paper highlights why everyone , according to Amnesty, should help to fight torture and what local authorities can do to help stop torture. The paper cites rules against torture set out in international law and the safeguards required by law to help prevent torture. These international standards were drafted to apply to all legal systems in the world and take into account the rich diversity of legal procedures – they set out the minimum guarantees that all legal systems should provide. This paper also refers to provisions against torture in Chinese law and to China’s international obligations on this issue. Amnesty states that China should abide by and implement the various standards endorsed by the member states of the United Nations, such as the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.