China: detained WHRD faces prolonged harassment (Update)
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Aug 13, 2021
- Event Description
On 13 August 2021, the Linyi Municipal Procuratorate confirmed that the Linyi Municipal Public Security Bureau has sent the case against woman human rights defender Li Qiaochu for review by the prosecution. Under Chinese law, the procuratorate must make a decision on whether to prosecute the case within a month, and it may extend the deadline for another 15 days if the case is deemed “major” or “complicated”. It may also return the case back to the police for supplementary investigation.
On 27 August 2021, Li Qiaochu's lawyer was allowed to meet her. The woman human rights defender said she is suffering from severe auditory hallucinations, and is taking medication to treat the condition. However, she said there are side effects as she has gained weight and experienced amenorrhea for two months.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Denial Fair Trial
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Right to fair trial
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 35.08702495979206
Longitude: 118.34454945735095
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 13 August 2021, Li Qiaochu, detained WHRD, had his case sent again by the police to the prosecutor office for review, in breach of the Chinese law in Linyi, China.