Chinese Court Upholds Death Sentence for Convicted Child Trafficker Yu Huaying

Yu Huaying, convicted of trafficking 17 children in the 1990s, has exhausted all appeals, with her case now moving to China's Supreme People's Court for final review.

• Yu Huaying, 60, was convicted of abducting and trafficking 17 children between 1993 and 1996, including selling her own son.
• The Guizhou Provincial High People's Court rejected her final appeal and upheld her death sentence on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
• Yu's case gained national attention in 2022 when a victim, Yang Niuhua, reported her to the police after discovering she was sold as a child for 3,500 yuan in 1995.
• The court described Yu's crimes as heinous, citing her extensive trafficking network and the severe consequences of her actions on victims and families.
• The case highlights China's ongoing struggle with human trafficking, a problem exacerbated during the One Child Policy era due to a cultural preference for male children.

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