Rapid Response: Protect Lawyers Who Defend Rights-Sensitive Clients

Ruth Wang’s reported situation underscores a basic rule-of-law principle: lawyers must be able to represent religious, political and other rights-sensitive clients without professional retaliation.

Free China Movement supports independent professional licensing, due process before discipline, freedom to choose clients, judicial review of sanctions and emergency humanitarian pathways for lawyers and defenders facing credible retaliation. Wang is currently seeking a third-country resettlement solution; no final asylum or resettlement outcome should be assumed.

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Ruth Wang’s reported situation underscores a basic rule-of-law principle: lawyers must be able to represent religious, political and other rights-sensitive clients without professional retaliation. Free China Movement supports independent professional licensing, due process before discipline, freedom to choose clients, judicial review of sanctions and emergency humanitarian pathways for lawyers and defenders facing credible retaliation. Wang is currently seeking a third-country…