article_snippet.sent: the women were doing nothing wrong, nothing illegal.
article_snippet.sent: the women were simply calling for an end to sexual harassment," William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: Everything the women were doing was in line with China's own laws and policies.
article_snippet.sent: Wang said that Wei had been subject to lengthy cross examinations during Wei detention but was well the last time the women met on March 31.
article_snippet.sent: Two of the women are said to be in poor health.
article_snippet.sent: Wang added that the charges relate both to the activities the women planned for International Women's Day and earlier campaigns against domestic violence and for more public toilets for women.
article_snippet.sent: The five -- who are members of China's Women's Rights Action Group -- had planned to hand out stickers printed with slogans saying "stop sexual harassment, let us stay safe" and "go police, go arrest those who committed sexual harassment!
article_snippet.sent: The detention of Wei, along with Wu Rongrong, Li Tingting, Wang Man and Zheng Churan has drawn harsh criticism from the international community.
article_snippet.sent: On Monday, Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state, tweeted that the activists' detention was "inexcusable.
article_snippet.sent: Her comment drew a rebuke from Chinese authorities, who said public figures should respect China's sovereignty and independence.
article_snippet.sent: Maya Wang, China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the activists' were best known for the activists' "performance art" style protests -- occupying public toilets to highlight long lines at women's restrooms, donning blood-spattered wedding gowns to protest domestic violence and shaving their heads to protest against barriers to higher education for women.
article_snippet.sent: As China prepares to mark the anniversary of landmark UN Fourth World Conference on Women in September, it will be hard for authorities to justify detaining the activists', Her added.
highlights_snippet.sent: Five young women campaigned against sexual harassment .
  