The lead story in the Summer 2009 issue of Dui Hua's Dialogue newsletter takes a close look at China’s “Re-education Through Labor” (RTL) system—its background and history, calls for reform, and indications of changes in practice (if not policy), such as a drop in detainees in recent years. Both inside and outside China, critics of RTL decry the system’s contradictions with China’s constitution and international law as well as its lack of transparency, with much data about RTL considered a state secret by the Chinese government.
But China is not the only country that can benefit from more transparency. As our story on Chinese prisoners in the United States reveals, even getting basic information from US prison officials on this important population is not as easy as one might think. This piece is accompanied by our interview with Eddy Zheng, a Chinese citizen who was incarcerated for more than 20 years in the United States and is now free and helping juveniles stay away from crime.
This issue also reviews some of the varied reactions—from the celebratory to the cautionary—to the verdict in the case of hotel waitress Deng Yujiao, who killed an official who sexually assaulted her, and gives updates on some long-serving counterrevolutionary prisoners.
The News About Dui Hua section summarizes a North American advocacy and outreach trip by foundation staff, and introduces two new “electronic” channels for Dui Hua to communicate more conveniently with supporters: the first Dialogue available as an e-newsletter—this one just published—and the foundation’s Facebook Fan Page, launched in June.
Dui Hua’s Summer 2009 newsletter can be read as DIALOGUE.online. We welcome you to subscribe to our free quarterly Dialogue newsletter (as an e-newsletter or print copy) and become a “fan” of Dui Hua on Facebook.
But China is not the only country that can benefit from more transparency. As our story on Chinese prisoners in the United States reveals, even getting basic information from US prison officials on this important population is not as easy as one might think. This piece is accompanied by our interview with Eddy Zheng, a Chinese citizen who was incarcerated for more than 20 years in the United States and is now free and helping juveniles stay away from crime.
This issue also reviews some of the varied reactions—from the celebratory to the cautionary—to the verdict in the case of hotel waitress Deng Yujiao, who killed an official who sexually assaulted her, and gives updates on some long-serving counterrevolutionary prisoners.
The News About Dui Hua section summarizes a North American advocacy and outreach trip by foundation staff, and introduces two new “electronic” channels for Dui Hua to communicate more conveniently with supporters: the first Dialogue available as an e-newsletter—this one just published—and the foundation’s Facebook Fan Page, launched in June.
Dui Hua’s Summer 2009 newsletter can be read as DIALOGUE.online. We welcome you to subscribe to our free quarterly Dialogue newsletter (as an e-newsletter or print copy) and become a “fan” of Dui Hua on Facebook.
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