BEIJING (Reuters) - Prominent Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli, detained in September for staging sit-ins at the Foreign Ministry, has organ failure and only a few days to live after being denied medical treatment in detention, said a close friend on Saturday.
Cao's death would generate an outcry from China's fledgling rights community and criticism from the West, which has expressed concern about her case.
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