Law to ensure human rights
<p><span word="Controversial">Controversial</span> <span word="clauses">clauses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="detention">detention</span>, <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outcry">outcry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedure">Procedure</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tabled">tabled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="Clauses">Clauses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Zhaoguo">Zhaoguo</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="detention">detention</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="impede">impede</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>", <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</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="principle">principle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="code">code</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979.</p><p><span word="Prior">Prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="stipulations">stipulations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="refinements">refinements</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prohibition">prohibition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="confession">confession</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="torture">torture</span>.</p>
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