Chen Xiaoming (陈小明, 1953-2007), human rights activist and dissident in China, outstanding figure of the right to housing. According to information from Amnesty International (AI), he died on July 1, 2007, shortly after leaving prison on parole for health reasons. According to reports of this international organization, he had been tortured in custody.
According to AI's 2007 Report, in 2007 "the government intensified the repression against lawyers and housing rights activists." Numerous human rights defenders were subjected to long periods of arbitrary detention without charge and suffered harassment on the part of police or local gangs acting with the apparent collusion of the police Many of these people lived under almost continuous surveillance or house arrest, and their families became increasingly targets of repression. lawyers to represent groups of victims and participate in collective petitions. "
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