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Undetected Earthquake: Europe’s Highest Court Denies Extradition to China

Undetected Earthquake: Europe’s Highest Court Denies Extradition to China
The audience room of the European Court for Human Rights, in Strasbourg, France in a file photo. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
Peter Dahlin
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Years in the making, the first-ever trial has been held by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for a case concerning an extradition to China—and the decision, out just weeks ago, is extraordinary, and can best be likened to an undetected earthquake. Consequences will be felt across all of Europe, not merely the EU.

Peter Dahlin
Peter Dahlin
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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 contributor to “The People’s Republic of the Disappeared.” He lived in Beijing from 2007, until detained and placed in a secret jail in 2016, subsequently deported and banned. Prior to living in China, he worked for the Swedish government with gender equality issues, and now lives in Madrid, Spain.
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