April 18, 2024 By Stephanie Nebehay Originally published by THE GENEVA OBSERVER on Apr. 18, 2024 China is imposing “collective punishment” on activists and their families, in violation of its own Constitution and international law, according to a US-based advocacy group that cited emblematic cases also taken up by UN rights watchdogs based in Geneva. Children of dissidents have been committed to psychiatric hospitals with their parents, or have disappeared into state custody.