Abuses by China’s Chengguan Para-Police
This 76-page report documents abuses by the chengguan Urban Management Law Enforcement (城管执法) forces, including assaults on suspected administrative law violators, some of which lead to serious injury or death, illegal detention, and unlawful forceful confiscation of property.
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ISBN: 1-56432-894-5
ISBN: 1-56432-894-5
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- “Beat Him, Take Everything Away”
- Map of China
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Methodology
- I. Background
- II. Chengguan Abuses
- III. Relevant International and Domestic Legal Standards
- Acknowledgments
- Annex I: Letter from Human Rights Watch to China’s Public Security Bureau
- Annex II: Letter from Human Rights Watch to the Chinese Communist Party’s Political and Legislative Affairs Committee
- Annex III: Chinese State Media Accounts of Chengguan Abuses, March 2012-July 2010