Human rights plan: Protecting detainee´s rights

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-14-2009 08:45

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Many of China's human rights goals are in line with reforming the country's legal system. Let's take a look at how the system will be transformed to further guarantee civil and political rights.

The country's detention system has been criticized in  recent years, after a number of deaths in police custody and prison.

The country's detention system has been criticized in recent years, after a number of deaths in police custody and prison.

Now, the human rights action plan is addressing public concerns with principles on protecting detainee's rights and treatment.

The document strictly prohibits corporal punishment, abuse, and insulting detainees or the extraction of confession by torture.

All interrogation rooms must have a physical separation between detainees and interrogators. A state-run physical examination will be conducted for detainees before and after an interrogation.