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Rights Groups Attack Chinese "Re-Education" Camps

Critics question the Chinese government's "re-education" camps for drug dealers, prostitutes and people who express political views unpopular with the government. Human-rights advocates say the camps are used to suppress dissent. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.
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