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China Off US Rights Blacklist

State Dept. report drops China from top 10 worst abusers despite poor record

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2008 10:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – The State Department has taken China off its list of the world's 10 worst human rights abusers, the New York Times reports. China's human rights record "remained poor," the department's annual report said, with abuses including "extrajudicial killings, torture, and coerced confessions...   Read full story »

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