 Re @-@ education through labor has been a focus of discussion not only among foreign human rights groups , but also among legal scholars in China , some of whom were involved in the drafting of the 2007 laws meant to replace the system . In addition to legal scholars , the Supreme People 's Court of the People 's Republic of China had criticized the system . In light of the widespread disapproval of the system , <unk> called in 2001 for the system to be abolished entirely . Among its criticisms it cited the fact that the wording of re @-@ education through labor laws was too loose , allowing authorities to manipulate it ; the fact that the punishment given in re @-@ education centers was too severe for the crimes committed ; the abusive conditions at re @-@ education centers ; and the variation of re @-@ education through labor laws from one province to another . 
