Marie Holzman of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) described the situation in China as "Kafkaesque" and "absurd", referring to the imprisonment of hundreds of lawyers leading to a situation where defenders and defendants were in jail.
Attiecībā uz Olimpiskajām spēlēm viņš piezīmēja, ka pirms tām Ķīnas uzmanība jāvērš uz situāciju Birmā, vidi un Tibetu.