(RTTNews) - The United States has urged the Chinese Government to consider legal revisions to its Criminal Procedure Law and other laws to better protect citizens' fundamental rights and freedoms.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland made this comment at a daily press briefing when a reporter sought the United States' reaction to the Chinese Government expanding police powers to detain dissidents.
She said Washington is aware of recently proposed draft amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law. If adopted, it may authorize practices, including forced disappearances, restricting the fundamental rights and freedoms of Chinese citizens.
We are concerned that the proposed revisions may be at odds with other provisions in Chinese law that provide for legal protections such as family notification of detainees' whereabouts and access to counsel, she told reporters.
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