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Cuba: Insufficient medical assistance for human rights defender Normando Hernández González in solitary confinement

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that insufficient medical assistance is being provided for human rights defender Normando Hernández González, detained in solitary confinement. Normando Hernández González is the director of the Colegio de Periodistas Independientes de Camagüey (School of Independent Journalists of Camagüey). On 24 March 2003, he was arrested for his pro-democracy work as part of a series of arrests of activists termed the Grupo de 75 (Group of 75).  Read More

Chinese human rights defender, Chen Xiaoming, dies shortly after release according to statement by HRIC, Human Rights in China.

According to a recent report by Human Rights in China (HRIC) the organisation has learned that Shanghai human rights defender Chen Xiaoming died on July 1, shortly after being released on medical parole. Numerous earlier requests by Chen's family for medical parole had been refused.  Read More

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