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1、13-8-22MisruleofLaw-纽约时报中文网国际纵览August21,2013MisruleofLawByHUAZEXUZHIYONG,alawyerfortheunderprivileged,knewheriskedhisfreedombychallengingtheChineseCommunistPartytofulfillitsvowstofightcorruptionandpromotetheruleoflaw.HisfightmadehimoneofChina’sbestknownh
2、uman-rightsadvocates,andithasnowlandedhiminprison.OntheeveningofJuly16,Mr.Xu’swife,CuiZheng,camehomefromworktofindherhusband,whohadalreadybeenunderhousearrestforthreemonths,missing.Thepoliceofficerswhohadstoodoutsidethedoor,enforcingthehousearrest,wereal
3、sogone.Theirhomehadbeensearched:bookswereindisarray,computersseized,thelunchshe’dpreparedforherhusbanduntouched.Atmidnight,twopoliceofficersdeliveredanotice:Mr.Xuhadbeendetainedonsuspicionof“assemblingacrowdtocreatedisorderinapublicplace.”Formorethan90da
4、ysofhishousearrest,nooneexceptMr.Xu’sfamilyhadbeenallowedtopassthroughthedooroftheirhome.Sohowcouldhehavecommittedthecrimehewasaccusedof?IfirstmetMr.Xu,whoisnow40,onaChristmasevening12yearsago,whilehewasstudyingforadoctorateatPekingUniversityLawSchool.We
5、wereamongfriendsinabarintheSanlitundistrictofBeijing;itwasnoisy,butheandIsatapartinaquietcornerashetoldmeofhisdreamsofconstitutionalgovernment,andhisresearchongrass-rootselectionsinasmallvillage.Hespokeofservingthepublicgoodandcreatingabettersociety,anam
6、bitionhehadhadsinceage14.Hisbrowandeyesradiatedsincerity.Ifoundithardtoimaginehowdevotiontopublicservicecouldtakerootintheheartofavillageboy.Hetriedtoexplainitinanessay:“Afterchasingaroundinthewilderness,andruminatingalongrivuletsandinsnowywastelands,Ifi
7、nallycametoaclearunderstandingofwhatwouldmakemylifemeaningful.”In2003,Mr.Xujoinedtwolegalscholars,TengBiaoandYuJiang,topetitiontheNationalPeople’sCongressforrepealofthe“custodyandrepatriation”proceduresabusivelyimposedonruralmigrants.Thatyear,thethreemen
8、,joinedbyafourth,ZhangXingshui,alsoformedalegal-aidorganization,theOpencn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130821/c21hua/print/en-us/1/313-8-22MisruleofLaw-纽约时报中文网国际纵览ConstitutionInitiative,orGongmeng.Mr.Xudidn’tsitinhisstudywritingr
