Dec. 06, 2005 - FALUN GONG NEWS BULLETIN

Dec. 06, 2005
FALUN GONG NEWS BULLETIN


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NEW YORK TIMES: TORTURE IS 'WIDESPREAD' IN CHINA, U.N. INVESTIGATOR SAYS
FDI: TWO FALUN GONG WOMEN RAPED AMID UN RAPPORTEUR VISIT
REUTERS: CCP ORDERS HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER TO CLOSE DOORS
EPOCH TIMES: CHINESE LAWYER SENT TO BRAINWASHING AFTER CONDEMNING IT
NEW YORK TIMES: TORTURE IS 'WIDESPREAD' IN CHINA, U.N. INVESTIGATOR SAYS
BEIJING—A high-level United Nations investigator [Mr. Manfred Nowak] condemned the "widespread" use of torture in Chinese law enforcement and said Beijing must…abolish labor camps before it can end such abuses...The police and security forces put him under constant surveillance, which deterred some people from meeting him, he said... He [also] said restrictions made it more difficult for him to get a complete view of the torture situation in the country. He said a "culture of fear" was pervasive and that some prisoners he spoke to, including people who had earlier filed complaints with his office, claimed during his visit that they had not experienced torture or that they could no longer recall the details. "There was a palpable sense of fear and self-censorship," Mr. Nowak said.
Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/03/international/asia/03china.html

FALUN DAFA INFOCENTER: TWO FALUN GONG WOMEN RAPED AMID UN RAPPORTEUR VISIT
NEW YORK—On November 25th two Falun Gong women, ages 42 and 51, were raped in police custody. Shocking photos suggest the violent nature of at least one of the two rapes. The rapes occurred only three days after the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture arrived in China for investigation. The women's abductions fit a pattern wherein Chinese authorities detain potential protesters or others who might expose abuses during “sensitive periods,” i.e., times during which prominent foreign visitors are in the country and/or foreign media are watching...Ms. Liu Jizhi, a 51-year-old wife and mother, was abducted by an estimated seven police on the night of November 24; her home was ransacked and all Falun-Gong related materials seized. Ms. Liu was taken to the local Police Station where she was interrogated, beaten with rubber clubs, shocked with stun batons, thrown to the ground, and her breasts were shocked with a stun baton...A police officer named He Xuejian then proceeded to remove his pants and rape the 51-year-old Liu.
Full story: http://www.faluninfo.net/displayAnArticle.asp?ID=9299

REUTERS: CCP ORDERS HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER TO CLOSE DOORS
BEIJING—The Chinese government on Friday formally closed a law firm that made a name for itself defending political dissidents, underground religious activists and disgruntled citizens... The notice said the firm was being forced to close because it violated the law by changing its address without registering...Gao said he had tried to register his 13-lawyer office several times since August, but officials refused to handle his application... Gao has also defended followers of the Falun Gong spiritual [group].
Full story: http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-12-2/35281.html

EPOCH TIMES: CHINESE LAWYER SENT TO BRAINWASHING AFTER CONDEMNING IT
BEIJING—Mr. Liu Ruping, an attorney in Jinan City, Shandong Province, was sent to the Shandong Province Legal Training Center in Liuchangshan, Jinan City, on October 17, 2005, to be brainwashed. [He was] told that he would be sent to a labor camp unless he stopped practicing Falun Gong. Mr. Liu had written an open letter to the Chinese government that detailed how detaining and trying to brainwash Falun Gong practitioners violates China's constitution. He urged the government to "immediately stop the forced brainwashing of Falun Gong practitioners."
Full story: http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-11-30/35133.html


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