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China rights activist put on trial for subversion [this day at law]
March 18, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On March 18, 2008, the trial began of Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia on charges of inciting subversion of state power. Hu was formally charged in February 2008 after he released letters and recordings alleging that Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng was tortured into confessing to subversion.... [more]
China again jails prominent rights lawyer after 20-month disappearance
December 19, 2011 by Dan Taglioli
China's government Friday announced that prominent civil rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng would be sent to prison for three years for violating his probation. Gao's sentence is the first sign that he is still alive since having disappeared 20 months ago, presumably at the hands of the authorities. The.... [more]
China rights activist released from prison after 3 years
June 27, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
Prominent Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was released from prison on Sunday after serving three years for a subversion conviction. Hu was formally charged in February 2008 and subsequently sentenced to more than three years in prison after he made public letters and recordings from Chinese.... [more]
UN panel urges China to release detained human rights lawyer
March 28, 2011 by Erin Bock
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances called on the Chinese government Monday to free detained human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, whom they claim is being held in violation of international law. Gao was abducted and detained in February 2009 and has been held in detention.... [more]
Missing China human rights lawyer speaks to journalists
March 28, 2010 by Steve Czajkowski
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng spoke to a reporter from Reuters Sunday verifying that he is alive and is living in Wutai mountain in China's Shanxi province. Gao, who had been missing for more than a year, said he had been released last year and that he wanted to live a quiet lif....... [more]
International lawyers urge UN to condemn detention of missing China rights advocate
March 10, 2010 by Jaclyn Belczyk
An international group of human rights lawyers on Tuesday petitioned the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to condemn to the detention of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, missing for more than a year. The group is seeking a declaration that Gao's detention is a violation of inter....... [more]
China embassy claims missing rights lawyer working in Urumqi
February 14, 2010 by Ximena Marinero
The Chinese Embassy in Washington DC claims that prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, missing for more than a year, is working in the Urumqi region, according to human rights organization Dui Hua Foundation on Saturday. The statement characterizes the information as....... [more]
China official says missing rights lawyer 'where he should be'
January 22, 2010 by Steve Dotterer
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu stated in a press conference Thursday that Chinese human rights lawyer and activist Gao Zhisheng is where he should be. Ma stated that holding Gao in Chinese custody since February 2009 comports with the law. The official version of the press....... [more]
China activists demand search for missing detained rights advocate
January 15, 2010 by Steve Dotterer
Chinese lawyers and US-based rights group ChinaAid on Friday called on Beijing police to conduct a search for missing Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Police reported Thursday that Gao, who has been in police custody since February, went missing in September. Gao's brother, Gao Zhiyi, stated....... [more]
China rights activist convicted of subversion denied appeal: lawyer
April 17, 2008 by Katerina Ossenova
A lawyer for Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia, sentenced in early April to over three years in prison on charges of inciting subversion of state power, said Thursday that his client has been denied an appeal. Hu's lawyer said that Hu had 10 days to appeal his conviction, but that Hu's....... [more]
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