A Jail by Another Name – China Labor Camps Now Drug Detox Centers
A jail by another name – China labor camps now drug detox centers
Many of the camps have housed drug rehab centers since mid-2008, when a new Anti-Drug Law came into force. Police can sentence drug offenders without trial to two years or more of compulsory rehabilitation, which can include forced labor, according to …
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China's work camps raise human rights concerns over drug offenders
Many of the camps have housed drug rehab centres since mid-2008, when a new anti-drug law came into force. The law means police can sentence drug offenders without trial to two years or more of compulsory rehab, which can include forced labour.
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China Labor Camps Now Called Drug Detox Centers
Many of China's re-education through labor camps, instead of being abolished in line with a ruling Communist Party announcement this month, are being turned into compulsory drug rehabilitation centers where inmates can be incarcerated for two years or …
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