Date
Type
Case No
Country
Summary of the allegation transmitted
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02/03/11 CHN 5/2011
JUA
China
Arbitrary
detention;
Disappearances;
Freedom of
expression;
Human rights
defenders;
Independence
of judges and
lawyers;
Torture
Alleged pattern of arrests, detentions, enforced disappearances and intimidations of
human rights defenders and lawyers. According to the information received, on 20
February 2011, calls for protests inspired by the so-called “Jasmine Revolution” were made
through the Internet in at least eighteen cities across the country. In this context, a large
number of human rights activists and lawyers were allegedly interrogated, arrested, detained,
and subjected to intimidation by the authorities, many of whom had also forcibly disappeared.
In a number of cases, some lawyers and activists had allegedly been placed under surveillance
and/or house arrest, and some of their personal belongings, in particular computers, had been
confiscated. The fate and whereabouts of the following reportedly remained unknown: Mr.
Huang Yanming, Mr. Gu Chuan, Mr. Qi Zhiyong, Mr. Ran Yunfei, Mr. Yao Lifa, Mr. Li Hai,
Mr. Tang Jingling, Mr. Ye Du, Mr. Chen Zhonghe, and Mr. Xiao Shichang. The following
were allegedly placed under house arrest/surveillance: Ms. Li Xinai, Ms. Jin Han, Mr. Hu
Guohong, Ms. Chen Xue, Mr. Du Daobin, and Mr. Ren Qiuguang. The following were
reportedly detained: Mr. Chen Yunfei, Ms. Liang Haiyi, Mr. Ding Mao, Mr. Chen Wei, Mr.
Deng Taiging, Mr. Yue Tianxiang, Ms. Hao Xiuxia, Mr. Zheng Daijing, Mr. Qian Jin, Mr.
Zheng Chuangtian, Mr. Jiang Hansheng, and Mr. Hua Chunhui. The following were
reportedly harassed/intimidated: Mr. Liu Feiyue, Mr. Yang, Mr. Qin Yongmin, Mr. Shi Yulin.
Mr. Feng Zhenghu reportedly had his home searched. Mr. Liu Shihui was allegedly beaten
up. On 16 February, the lawyers Mr. Tang Jitian, Mr. Teng Biao and Mr. Jiang Tianyong
were allegedly targeted by the authorities. The fate and whereabouts of Mr. Tang Jitian
remained unknown. He was the subject of earlier communications (see A/HRC/10/12/Add.1,
para 656; A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, para 345; and A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 388). It was unclear
where Mr. Teng Biao was detained. He was the subject of earlier communications (see
A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, para 239; A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, para 484).Mr. Jiang Tianyong was
reportedly taken away by the police. He was the subject of earlier communications (see
A/HRC/13/22/Add.1, para 345; and A/HRC/16/44/Add.1, para 446).
03/03/11 AGO 1/2011
JAL
Angola
Migrants;
Torture;
Violence
against women
Alleged mass deportations. According to the information received, over the last decade there 30/03/11,
have been mass expulsions by Angolan authorities of migrants, seemingly largely targeted at
12/04/11
those involved in informal diamond mining in Northern Angola. While some of the deportees
did not have legal residence in Angola, others reportedly possessed residence permits. It is
alleged that persons expelled from Angola have been victims of serious human rights
violations committed by Angolan law enforcement and security officials in the expulsion
process. These include sexual violence, torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment. It is further reported that most of the expelled persons from Angola were forcibly
returned to the DRC.
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