This article is extremely interesting and controversial as it speaks to the arrest of five young Chinese feminists who were protesting for gender equality just days before International Women's Day. Just about a month later, these women are still jailed awaiting different charges from the original ones to be formally filed, which has to occur by Monday. The arrest of the five women has drawn a lot of criticism from the international community, including from Hilary Clinton who called the arrest and jailing of these women "inexcusable''. She received some backlash because Chinese authorities believe that political figures should respect the processes of other nations. I find it interesting that even in the year 2015, individuals are still being arrested and punished for wanting basic human rights: gender equality. It definitely shows that not the entire global community is on the same page when it comes to human right issues like this one.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/10/asia/china-five-women-activists/index.html
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