The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has condemned the recent detention of hundreds of human rights lawyers in China.
In a statement, the federation said it is “deeply concerned” by the reported mass detentions. The text was issued in the name of the organization’s president, Susumu Murakoshi.
It is the first time the federation has issued a statement concerning Chinese oppression of human rights lawyers, sources said.
The statement said it is important that lawyers are independent if they are to promote the rule of law.
The statement also appealed against unreasonable restrictions on their activities, noting that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers adopted at the eighth U.N. Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in 1990 to guarantee lawyers’ freedom to work.
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has condemned the recent detention of hundreds of human rights lawyers in China.
In a statement, the federation said it is “deeply concerned” by the reported mass detentions. The text was issued in the name of the organization’s president, Susumu Murakoshi.
It is the first time the federation has issued a statement concerning Chinese oppression of human rights lawyers, sources said.
The statement said it is important that lawyers are independent if they are to promote the rule of law.
The statement also appealed against unreasonable restrictions on their activities, noting that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers adopted at the eighth U.N. Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in 1990 to guarantee lawyers’ freedom to work.
