China: pro-democracy defender placed under strict surveillance upon returning home
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Nov 22, 2023
- Event Description
On 22 November 2023, human rights defender Yin Xu’an left prison after completing a 4.5 year prison sentence. He was escorted back to his home in Daye City in Hubei Province. CCTV cameras have been installed behind and in front of his home. Security officers have also been been stationed around his home.
Independent human rights monitors have reported that the human rights defender’s family has not been able to contact him in the days since his return home, and that he must request permission from the authorities if he wants to leave his home, even when seeking medical treatment.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Surveillance
- Rights Concerned
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to privacy
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 30.111405756920405
Longitude: 114.96689250540021
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 22 November 2023, Yin Xu’an, pro-democracy defender, had CCTV installed around his house and security officers patrolling to monitor him upon returning home from 4,5-year prison term in Daye City, China.