Nov 15, 2006 • 1:09 am
Communique to UN Special Procedures on Behalf of Gao Zhisheng, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Interference in Independency of Lawyers, Retaliation against a Human Rights Defender, Violation of Freedom of Expression, and Torture or Cruel, Inhumane, Degrading Treatment
To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
High Commissioner for Human Rights
I. IDENTITY
1. Family name: Gao
2. First name: Zhisheng
3. Sex: Male
4. Birth date or age (at the time of detention): 42, born in 1964
5. Nationality/Nationalities: People’s Republic of China
6. (a) Identity document (if any): Identification Card
(b) Issued by: 新疆维吾尔族自治区喀什市公安局 Kashi City Public Security Bureau, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region