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UN Calls for Release of Activist

May 20, 2020;

The United Nations’ (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued a statement calling for the release of Tibetan community leader A-Nya Sengdra. Expressing “deep concern” about the criminalisation of Sengdra’s legitimate work, the group have urged “[Chinese] authorities to comply with their obligations under international law, including by lifting the charges against Mr. Sengdra”. Sengdra was originally arrested on September 4 2018 by Chinese officials in Gade County.

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