Beijing, China — The U.N. special rapporteur for torture said Thursday he canceled part of his China visit that would have let him investigate complaints by practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
Manfred Nowak, who is visiting China this week and next after a 10-year application to the Chinese government, said for scheduling convenience he will not travel to Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, to look into charges that Falun Gong-related prisoners had been abused.