▁right ▁before ▁the ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Day ▁and ▁during ▁Chinese ▁president ▁X i ▁Jin ping ' s ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁co - host ▁UN ▁sum mit ▁on ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁UN ▁Conference ▁on ▁Women ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁In ▁reaction ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁twe et ed , ▁" X i ▁hosting ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁at ▁the ▁UN ▁while ▁per sec uting ▁femin ists ? ▁Sh am eless ." ▁Such ▁global ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁media ▁pressure ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Fem in ist ▁Five . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁rec alls ▁that ▁during ▁«   the ▁past ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁have ▁stopped ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁three ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ▁def ending ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women .   » ▁And ▁that ▁«   the ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁are ▁currently ▁det aining ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 ▁women ’ s ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁and ▁are ▁per sec uting ▁do z ens ▁of ▁others .   » ▁Among ▁them , ▁the ▁lawyer ▁Wang ▁Yu , ▁who ▁def ended ▁the ▁five ▁activ ists ▁arrested ▁in ▁March , ▁has ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁turn ▁in ▁July ▁during ▁a ▁crack down ▁that ▁affected ▁a ▁hundred ▁law y ers . ▁She ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁under ▁international ▁pressure ▁and ▁is ▁under