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Review of China's use of forced TV confessions

Review of Chinese authorities’ widespread practice of coercing individuals in detention into confessing crimes determined by the authorities before their trials (2020). Safeguard Defenders, ChinaAidChristian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Front Line DefendersHuman RIghts Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) call on the UN Special Procedures to launch a full review of the practice, and propose to the Chinese government steps to take in reducing and eliminating the use of forced televised confessions, and the violations that are tied to the practice.