Toronto Rights Coalition Calls on China to Release Detained Canadians

Toronto Rights Coalition Calls on China to Release Detained Canadians
Sheng Xue of the Federation for a Democratic China speaks during a rally outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto on Jan. 4, 2019. Xue was part of the Canadian Coalition Against Communism that organized the rally, attended by around 100 people. NTD Television
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TORONTO—A newly formed coalition of rights groups held a demonstration in front the Chinese consulate in Toronto on Jan. 4 to demand the release of Canadian citizens detained in China as well as protest the Chinese regime’s rights violations inside and outside China.

The Canadian Coalition Against Communism (CCAC) organized the demonstration to call on the regime to release Canadians that have been detained since the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada on Dec. 1. They also shed light on human rights abuses perpetrated on minority groups in China. About 100 people attended.