On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International calls on Chinese authorities to end their long-standing practice of pressuring states to forcibly return refugees and asylum seekers. Such actions contribute to violations of human rights obligations under the Convention against Torture (CAT), including the absolute prohibition of refoulement, and undermine the customary international law ban on returning individuals to a real risk of serious harm. They also have a chilling effect on freedom of opinion and expression and on human rights activism both within China and around the world.
