Forced labor outlawed for people in detention
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="outlawing">outlawing</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="forbids">forbids</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>" <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="guideline">guideline</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> "<span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="work">work</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="custody">custody</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="subsidize">subsidize</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Hongjun">Hongjun</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="detention">detention</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="custody">custody</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Hongxin">Hongxin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="well">well</span>".</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="detention">detention</span>-<span word="house">house</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="explicitly">explicitly</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dietary">dietary</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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