Read the article by Maggie Hou, posted July 18, 2010.
Woman Activist Tortured, Kidnapped, among a series of grave persecution of human rights defenders in China
By Maggie Wenzhuo Hou
July 18, 2010
BEIJING–China’s brutal physical torture and attack has escalated hugely recently. Earlier, human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng went through 50 days torture that his genital was pierced and his body tortured to the extent that could not be recognized any more. Zhao Xin was attacked that he nearly lost his leg. Also, human rights lawyers, Li Heping, Teng Biao were both kidnapped and physically beaten severely. Lawyer Yang Maodong (ie, Guo Feixiong) went through torture targeting his sexual organs.
Several other recent torture and physical attack happened in Beijing, including against female lawyer and human rights activist Ni Yulan (who was tortured to the extent become permanently disabled), artist Wu Yuren and social worker Liu Dejun. Ai Weiwei was also beaten on the head that he had to go through head surgery to save his life. These activities were all carried out by the Chinese police in Beijing or elsewhere, particularly, the Beijing State Security (Guo-Bao and Guo-An) were the agencies that carried out all these activities. Still, the blatant torture, assault and humiliation of a woman human rights activist Liu Shasha shocked people who did not expect much kindness from Beijing police in the first place.
Liu Shasha (also, Liu Lin-na) is a dedicated human rights activist. She worked on promoting public awareness of Charter 08. She actively helped on many human rights defenders’ cases, recently, on the case of Zhao Lianhai. [Zhao Lianhai is a father of victim of tainted milk and later arrested for advocating fair compensation for children injured or died because of tainted milk. ] Most recently, Liu Shasha got involved in the public outcry of detention of artist Wu Yuren, who was arrested and physically beaten for defending the artists’ housing rights.
Liu’s active social advocacy for these victims & rights advocates, particularly most recently concerning Wu Yuren apparently made Beijing police angry and wanted to punish her.
Liu reported on her Twitter (account): “At 8:50 pm on July 16, I was tricked (into going) to Renmin University. There, I was arrested by police of Beijing Haidian district and Tongbai. I was carried to a suburban area, 2nd floor, with black hood over my head. They used rope on my arms. In order not to show any trace, they first used a towel and then a lace to tie me up.
First, Tongbai police ordered me to stand up. When I did not answer his questions, he started to beat me up. Then there were more Beijing police came in – kicking me and beating me with fist. Then they used chair to hit me – the surface of the chair – hit hard but not to leave any trace on my body.
After they hit me down on the ground, a police step on my back and my head, twisted my arm so hard that I screamed. Suddenly, one person used a towel strangled my neck- then I felt sudden darkness and lost consciousness. Then they used cold water, a basin of cold water dropped on me. Several men pushed me, another basin of cold water. Last year’s hunger strike left me with a trauma -the cold water chilled my whole body and I felt suffocated. While I was struggling, another piece of cloth was changed to cover my mouth, this time, very hot spicy oil! That hot spicy oil went through my mouth, nose, lung, and I lost control, I said, “report”.
Then the police said, “if you do not answer, we will make you naked and put your picture on public website!”
After much torturing, eventually, the police decided to let her go after much threatening and intimidation. Liu was kicked out in a remote town hundreds of kilometers away from Beijing.
But when Liu got back, she was determined to tell the truth -knowing that she is just one of the millions who were tortured, but she wanted to speak out what is happening in China everyday.
Liu Shasha identified one Beijing police man who tortured her, his name is: Fu Zhenhua.
Further, Ni Yulan, who experienced similar torture also exposed another police. Xiao Wei. (Xiao Wei’s telephone is: +86 13801133659.) Xiao Wei ordered police and thugs who rubbed female human rights lawyer Ni Yulan’s home, violently beat her, poured urine over her body. Xiao Wei’s home is at : 1-21-303, Xinjiekou Xili-er-qu, Xichengqu, Beijing.
You can find more details by contacting:
Telephone: Liu Shasha (liu Lin-na) +86 15010721713 25
(Liu Shasha just bought a telephone number and told it to people on twitter. Half an hour later, people who phoned the number were told, “it is not in service”)
Email: Fan Yafeng: [email protected] ,
Teng Biao: [email protected] (friends of Liu Shasha)
Please also feel free to contact:
Human Rights Committee of China Democracy Party
Email:Maggie Hou: [email protected], General Secretary: [email protected]
Telephone: Maggie Wenzhuo Hou: +16137894460 (Canada)
Juntao Wang: +19172503221 (New York)
Website: http://www.cdpsite.org/
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