Human rights added to draft law
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="procedural">procedural</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedural">Procedural</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span>' <span word="review">review</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="plenary">plenary</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhaoxing">Zhaoxing</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fifth">Fifth</span> <span word="Plenary">Plenary</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>.</p><p><span word="Procedures">Procedures</span> <span word="stipulated">stipulated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>", <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedural">Procedural</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="constitution">constitution</span>", <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="guideline">guideline</span>, <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span> <span word="procedural">procedural</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Guangzhong">Guangzhong</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispose">dispose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="organs">organs</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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