At least two activists died before or during the party congress and tens of thousands had their movements restricted, rights campaigners said yesterday. The Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Zhang Yaodong, a petitioner from Henan, was beaten to death in custody in Beijing on November 5. On Thursday, Chen Chengxiang from Hubei set herself on fire in protest over local corruption in front of the Beijing office that houses the UN Commission on Human Rights. AFP
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party published the full text of its report submitted to congress. It called for officials, especially ones of higher rank, to keep family members from working closely with them and make sure they received no privileges. Xinhua