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China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure

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Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), a contentious detention and police surveillance measure under the Criminal Procedure Law.
Originally introduced in 1996 as a mild restriction to reduce detention and arrest rates, RSDL expanded in 2012 and has since become the harshest form of detention used in state security cases, including terrorism.

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Residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL) was introduced in China's Criminal Procedure Law in 1996 as a mild restriction of personal freedoms intended to lower detention and arrest rates. It was expanded in 2012 and has since become the harshest form of detention used in state security cases, including terrorism.

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Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict a contentious form of detention and police surveillance measure, among other changes to the country's Criminal Procedure Law.

Known as residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), the measure was originally intended as a mild restriction of personal freedoms to lower the rate of detention and arrest.

Since RSDL's introduction in 1996 and expansion in 2012, it has become the harshest form of detention used in state security cases, including terrorism.

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What specific restrictions on RSDL are lawmakers proposing?
When will the proposed changes be considered or voted on?
How would the proposed changes affect current RSDL practices in state security cases?

China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure

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Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), a contentious detention and police surveillance measure under the Criminal Procedure Law.
Originally introduced in 1996 as a mild restriction to reduce detention and arrest rates, RSDL expanded in 2012 and has since become the harshest form of detention used in state security cases, including terrorism.

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Why It Matters

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Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict a contentious form of detention and police surveillance measure, among other changes to the country's Criminal Procedure Law.

Known as residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), the measure was originally intended as a mild restriction of personal freedoms to lower the rate of detention and arrest.

Since RSDL's introduction in 1996 and expansion in 2012, it has become the harshest form of detention used in state security cases, including terrorism.

Open Questions

What specific restrictions on RSDL are lawmakers proposing?
When will the proposed changes be considered or voted on?
How would the proposed changes affect current RSDL practices in state security cases?

China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure

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