Commentary
The holidays came early to Europe, with a gift for the rule of law and human rights protections offered not by some red-dressed, bearded man but rather by a court in Cyprus.
Thinking About China
Opinion
A Major Victory in a Small Country: Cyprus Shows Europe the Way Forward in Dealing With China
The small island nation of Cyprus deals China a significant blow
The inside of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb. 7, 2019. Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images
Peter Dahlin
Author
Peter Dahlin is the founder of the NGO Safeguard Defenders and the co-founder of the Beijing-based Chinese NGO China Action (2007–2016). He is the author of “Trial by Media” and a contributor to “The People’s Republic of the Disappeared.” He lived in Beijing from 2007 until he was detained and placed in a secret jail in 2016, and subsequently deported and banned. Prior to living in China, he worked for the Swedish government on gender-equality issues. He now lives in Madrid.
