Globe and Mail
July 28, 2006

New Chinese guidelines identify specific acts of torture for which police can be prosecuted in an apparent attempt to rein in such abuses.

Shanghai: New Chinese guidelines identify specific acts of torture for which police can be prosecuted in an apparent attempt to rein in such abuses. The guidelines, viewed yesterday on government websites, describe practices ranging from beating to starvation. Meanwhile, the Guardian reported yesterday that Chinese police investigating the alleged beating of land-rights activist Fu Xiancai have concluded that he broke his own neck, prompting accusations of a whitewash from the paralyzed man’s family and human-rights organizations.