Authorities continued the crackdown on freedom of peaceful assembly and expression. Hundreds of children were among those brought to trial or facing criminal charges for participating in peaceful protests. Human rights defenders also faced judicial and other forms of harassment. A new law criminalized torture and enforced disappearances but effective accountability remained elusive, including for the 2014 disappearance of a defender of Indigenous People’s rights. A new mechanism for screening refugees and asylum seekers was established but many were held in indefinite detention where poor conditions resulted in the deaths of two Uyghur men.
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