China: Human rights defender and daughter questioned by police
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Jul 1, 2010
- Event Description
Fifteen police officers raided the Xianghe County, Hebei Province home of human rights defender Li Jinfang this afternoon, confiscating 74 items, including human rights-related documents, computer equipment and financial documents. Several officers took Li and her teenage daughter Ar Dan to the Shuyang police station for approximately five hours of questioning. Following her interrogation, police told Li that she was a "criminal suspect," and that she was therefore required to report to the police if she planned to leave Xianghe County. She was also told that her bank account had been frozen. "Li Jinfang has worked tirelessly to defend human rights and promote the rule of law, and police in Xianghe have responded by flouting these very ideals by harassing and threatening her," said Renee Xia, CHRD's International Director. "Targeting Li's personal finances-including the money she has saved for her daughter's college education-and seizing belongings critical to her work are a particularly debilitating form of harassment, clearly designed to thwart her ability to continue her human rights activism."
- Impact of Event
- 2
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Right to liberty and security
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Not active
- Event Location
Latitude: 38.03725
Longitude: 114.46926
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
Fifteen police officers raided the Xianghe County, Hebei Province home of human rights defender Li Jinfang this afternoon, confiscating 74 items, including human rights-related documents, computer equipment and financial documents. Several officers took Li and her teenage daughter Ar Dan to the Shuyang police station for approximately five hours of questioning. Following her interrogation, police told Li that she was a "criminal suspect" and that she was therefore required to report to the police if she planned to leave Xianghe County. She was also told that her bank account had been frozen. "Li Jinfang has worked tirelessly to defend human rights and promote the rule of law, and police in Xianghe have responded by flouting these very ideals by harassing and threatening her" said Renee Xia, CHRD's International Director. "Targeting Li's personal finances__�including the money she has saved for her daughter's college education__�and seizing belongings critical to her work are a particularly debilitating form of harassment, clearly designed to thwart her ability to continue her human rights activism." ers raided the Xianghe County, Hebei Province home of human rights defender Li Jinfang (???) this afternoon, confiscating 74 items, including human rights-related documents, computer equipment and financial documents. Several officers took Li and her teenage daughter Ar Dan (??) to the Shuyang police station for approximately five hours of questioning.