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...Pressure on the local police, especially in small towns, gets so high that arrests are often based on nothing but scarce evidence," says Beijing-based lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan. "Even though they know it's illegal to force a confession by means of torture, the police still resort to it because it's hard for suspects to protect their own rights, and they don't have the right to keep silent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In China, Suspicious Jail Deaths on the Rise | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

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