The prison system beating death of China activist Cao Shunli is end too familiar in giant nation

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‘Black and purple’ marks on dead Chinese activist: lawyer

AFP – A Chinese rights activist who died under police guard in hospital had “black and purple” marks all over her body, her lawyer said Thursday, citing her brother. Lawyer Wang Yu called for an independent investigation into the death of Cao Shunli.

China locked horns Thursday with Western nations after campaigners tried to get the UN’s top human rights forum to hold a minute’s silence for a dissident who died in detention. Beijing and its allies at the UN Human Rights Council used procedural moves.