U.N. panel says China holding scholar illegallyCharleston.Net Story last updated at 7:02 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2003 WASHINGTON--A United Nations committee has ruled that Boston-area scholar Yang Jianli has been held by the Chinese government in violation of international law for more than a year. In an opinion made public Wednesday, the U.N. Human Rights Commission working group found that Chinese authorities failed to give Yang a fair trial or access to a lawyer, and the panel asked the Chinese to "take the necessary steps to remedy the situation." -------------------------- |