A/HRC/48/28
that he was tortured during his detention in a publicized legal complaint made to the Beijing
Chaoyang District People’s Court regarding his detention, and the family has reported the
significant psychological toll the case has taken.
25.
The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2020, 2019 and 2017 reports of
the Secretary-General126 on allegations of intimidation and harassment for her cooperation
with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during his visit to China
in August 2016 (A/HRC/34/75, CHN 9/2016).127 On 17 September 2020, Ms. Wang Qiaoling
was reportedly physically assaulted and detained for five hours by several plainclothes
officers as she was on her way to attend a Constitution Day event at the Embassy of the
United States of America in Beijing. Ms. Wang Qiaoling and her husband, human rights
lawyer Mr. Li Heping (CHN 6/2015; CHN 5/2017; CHN 3/2017), 128 remain under
surveillance by authorities, who at times reportedly prevent them from leaving their home,
including on 10 December 2020, blocking their public participation in Human Rights Day.
Mr. Li Heping remains disbarred.
26.
The case of lawyer Mr. Jiang Tianyong was included in the 2020, 2019, 2018 and
2017 reports of the Secretary-General129 on allegations of intimidation and harassment for his
cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during his
visit to China in August 2016130 and was the subject of actions by special procedures mandate
holders (CHN 9/2019 131 and CHN 13/2016, CHN 15/2016; 132 CHN 3/2017) 133 . 134 On 24
September 2019, special procedures mandate holders 135 had called upon China to
immediately end harassment and surveillance of Mr. Jiang Tianyong. During the reporting
period, according to information received, he remained under house arrest at his parents’
home, where he has been since his release from prison in February 2019. He is reportedly
under continuous police and camera surveillance and is not allowed to leave without a police
escort. His parents and younger sister are reportedly also under surveillance and are often
harassed by authorities. It is also alleged that visitors are confronted by government
authorities, who require the visitors to produce identification and frequently detain them for
interrogation. Mr. Jiang Tianyong is reportedly subject to a travel ban, preventing him from
leaving the country and reuniting with family abroad.
7.
Colombia
27.
The case of Mr. Wilmer Orlando Anteliz Gonzalez, a protected witness and whistleblower in a criminal investigation by the National Prosecutor’s Office on alleged links
between a criminal armed group and members of the National Police Department in Tolima,
was included in the 2020 and 2019 reports of the Secretary-General.136 Mr. Anteliz had been
subject to disciplinary investigations, demotions, unsolicited transfers, death threats and lack
of adequate protection measures following his cooperation with OHCHR in Colombia on the
investigation. There has reportedly been no progress on the case pertaining to the internal
investigation of his supervisors or in the review of the denial of his promotion, despite evident
legal grounds for such a review.
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129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
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A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 25; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 23–24; A/HRC/36/31, Annex I,
paras. 20–21.
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concerning Wang Quanzhang, Jiang Tianyong and Li Yuhan (China), 20–24 August 2018.
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25046&LangID=E.
A/HRC/45/36, Annex II para. 35; A/HRC/42/30, Annex I, para. 25.