<p><em>Nobel Laureate Remains Jailed Despite Global Condemnation</em></p> <p>(New York, December 9, 2011) &ndash; The Chinese government&rsquo;s increasing intransigence on high-profile human rights cases requires governments to make progress on such cases a benchmark for closer relations and high-level visits, Human Rights Watch said. Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia are high-profile examples of cases of concern to the international community.</p>