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China activist Cao Shunli 'disappears', says rights group [View all]
A well-known legal rights activist in China has seemingly disappeared after being questioned by Beijing airport police, a rights group says.
Cao Shunli has not been seen since 14 September, when she was barred from boarding a flight to Switzerland, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Ms Cao had been planning to attend a UN human rights training course in Geneva.
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A number of other activists had been stopped at the airport and denied permission to travel to Geneva, but Ms Cao was the only one whose whereabouts remain unknown, HRW said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24238678
Cao Shunli has not been seen since 14 September, when she was barred from boarding a flight to Switzerland, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Ms Cao had been planning to attend a UN human rights training course in Geneva.
...
A number of other activists had been stopped at the airport and denied permission to travel to Geneva, but Ms Cao was the only one whose whereabouts remain unknown, HRW said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24238678
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