Urgent Action update: Human rights lawyer at risk of torture

Yu Wensheng has been indicted and his case has been transferred from the prosecution to the court awaiting a trial date.

Beijing human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been indicted and his case has been transferred from the prosecution to the court awaiting a trial date, according to his wife. No official notification about the indictment or the transfer has been received. With no access to his lawyers since his detention in January 2018, there are fears that he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Yu Wensheng is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression and should be immediately and unconditionally released. 

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PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 5 APRIL 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in English or Chinese to:

Procurator-General of Xuzhou City People’s Procuratore

Han Xiaojun

No. 128, Xiannanlu

Quanshan Qu, Xuzhou Shi

Jiangsu Sheng 221006

People’s Republic of China

Email: [email protected]  

Salutation: Dear Procurator-General

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

HIS EXCELLENCY MR LIU XIAOMING, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, 49-51 Portland Place W1B 1JL, 020 7299 4049, [email protected]

Please check with your section before sending appeals after the above date.