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China embassy claims missing rights lawyer working in Urumqi

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] 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 "sparse," and it contradicts Gao's family by declaring that the activist has been in contact with his wife and family members. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said in late January that Gao is "where he should be." Earlier in January, Chinese lawyers and US-based rights group ChinaAid called on Beijing police to conduct a search for Gao. Gao drew international attention in September 2007 when he wrote a letter to the US Congress requesting assistance in improving human rights in China. Gao, who has also defended Christians and coal miners in China, claimed that he was tortured after his arrest in 2007. He was convicted of subversion and placed under house arrest in 2006. China has long received criticism from watchdog groups for its treatment of rights activists such as Gao.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on February 14, 2010 (boomark / email).