The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to reveal her father's whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada.
OTTAWA - The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to theese and Chinese governments to reveal her father's whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada.ese police.
“He loves his family and he is a courageous survivor,” she said Thursday at a news conference in Ottawa.Alongside her at the event were representatives of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China and the Federation for a Democratic China, as well as Alex Neve, former secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.
“Why would they refuse to tell us if he's OK? Why would they refuse to let him travel to Canada and be reunited with his family? Is it becauseNeve, now a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa, said it is “quite a diplomatic slap” that's embassy in Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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