Ding Jiaxi, a Chinese lawyer, put aside his high-stakes work and flew to America to join his wife and two daughters in the tranquil town of Alfred in western New York. It was the fall of 2017 1/7
The United States condemns the PRC’s unjust detention and harsh sentences of human rights defenders and lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi. We call for their immediate and unconditional release and stand with people everywhere who support human rights.
It's glad that both HK & Chinese lawyers could gain int'l recognition for their human rights works.
#DingJiaxi
is praised for having ‘leadership and courage while promoting and defending human rights and fundamental freedoms’. Ding's wife
@luoshch
received the award for him.
NOW:
@luoshch
addresses UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to call for the release of her husband
#DingJiaxi
, unjustly sentenced to 12 years in jail for defending citizens' rights under Chinese law, and all detained human rights defenders in China.
Full video to be posted soon
The “tiger chair” is a brutal reminder that the PRC tortures political prisoners in violation of its
@UN
Torture Convention obligations. We urge
@SecBlinken
,
@Volker_Turk
and other global leaders to join us in condemning the "tiger chair" and the torture of detainees in China.