Category: extradition request

A Major Victory in a Small Country: Cyprus Shows Europe the Way Forward in Dealing With China

Commentary The holidays came early to Europe, with a gift for the rule of law and human rights protections offered not by some red-dressed, bearded man but rather by a court in Cyprus. On Dec. 23, the court, which has been processing the first-ever extradition request from the Chinese regime since it ratified an extradition…


New Zealand’s ‘Painfully Naïve’ Response To China’s Extradition Request

Commentary The acceptance, by members of the New Zealand judicial and political elites of China’s promises to conduct a fair trial is astounding and alarming. In a three to two decision, the Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled on June 4, 2021, that a man accused of murdering a young bargirl in Shanghai in December…