 Many of the policies and practices which resulted in individuals being punished for peacefully exercising their human rights by sending them to RTL have not fundamentally changed : quite the contrary . There is ample evidence that such policies and practices are continuing in full force . The latest anti @-@ Falun Gong campaign , launched earlier this year and intended to operate for three years , shows that the CCP ’ s determination to rid China of this spiritual group has not abated . Falun Gong practitioners continue to be punished through criminal prosecution and being sent to “ brainwashing centres ” and other forms of arbitrary detention . Petitioners likewise continue to be subjected to harassment , forcibly committed to mental institutions and sent to “ black jails ” and other forms of arbitrary detention . Human rights defenders , democracy advocates , whistle @-@ blowers and other political activists are also being increasingly targeted through criminal detention , “ black jails ” , short @-@ term administrative detention , and enforced disappearances , rather than RTL . 
