China: Campaign to Halt the Execution of a Woman Victim of Domestic Violence

Posted 29 January 2013 6:14 GMT

Amnesty International launched a campaign against the execution of a Chinese woman, Li Yan, who shot her husband to death in self-defense. Li had been abused by her husband since they were married in 2009.

Written byOiwan Lam

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