The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2019 and 2017 reports of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30, para. 46 and Annex II, paras. 23–24; A/HRC/36/31, Annex I, paras. 20–21) 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). 18 During the reporting period, Ms. Wang Qiaoling noted suspicious activity around her home by unknown actors, while her husband, Mr. Li Heping arrested in 2015 19 (CHN 6/2015), 20 continues to serve his sentence on charges of “subversion of state power” (CHN 3/2017) 21 with restricted freedom of movement, and remains disbarred.

The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2017 report of the Secretary- General (A/HRC/36/31, Annex, paras., 20–21) regarding alleged acts of intimidation and harassment in reprisal 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). The Government stated that Ms. Wang’s freedom of movement had not been restricted and that she had not been subject to unlawful surveillance or harassment (A/HRC/36/31, Annex I, para. 21). 24. Ms. Wang is the wife of Mr. Li Heping, arrested on 10 July 2015 during the “709” incidents (CHN 6/2015). 120 Upon arrest, Mr. Li was put under “residential surveillance at a designated location” and a criminal conviction was imposed on 27 April 2017 on charges of “subversion of state power” (CHN 3/2017). 121 Mr. Li received a three-year prison sentence, suspended for four years. He was reportedly tortured and ill-treated in prison, including forcibly medicated, and reportedly still suffers psychological trauma and long-term medical issues. On 6 June 2018, Beijing Judicial Bureau notified Mr. Li that he had been disbarred as a result of the criminal conviction. On 2 March 2019, Luo Shan County Public Security Bureau officers “criminally summoned” Ms. Wang Qiaoling for six hours of interrogation at Lingshan Police Station in Xinyang City, Henan Province, due to her efforts to meet lawyer Mr. Jiang Tianyong after his release from prison (see below). [...] Regarding the situation of Ms. Wang Qiaoling, the Government indicated that the Chinese judicial authorities have not taken any compulsory measures against her, and there has not been intimidation or harassment.

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.

46. The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General 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). On 8 May 2021, the conditions of the four-year suspended sentence for “subversion of state authority” of Mr. Li Heping, (CHN 3/2017, CHN 5/2017), Ms. Wang Qialing’s husband, were lifted. According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang, reportedly continued to be subjected to occasional physical surveillance and harassment by State officials, reportedly stationed in the proximity of their home, that at times prevented them from leaving home. On 16 July 2021, Ms. Wang Qiaoling was allegedly prevented from visiting a human rights lawyer, Mr. Jiang Tianjong in Henan province, by some eight State Security officials, who argued she required higher-level approval for the visit. For a second year in a row, on 10 December 2021, they were allegedly prevented from leaving their home to observe Human Rights Day.

36. The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 reports of the Secretary-General57 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).58 On 8 May 2021, the conditions of the four-year suspended sentence for “subversion of state authority” of Mr. LiHeping, (https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gI d=14403, CHN 3/2017, CHN 5/2017),59 Ms. Wang Qialing’s husband, were lifted. According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang were reportedly subjected to close surveillance leading up to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, held in October 2022. Reportedly since the beginning of mid-September, policemen in plain clothes were monitoring their home, and the couple also reported being followed by police cars, when leaving their apartment.

37. Concerning the situation of Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang Qiaoling, the Government reiterated the information provided in its reply to last year’s report on Mr. Li’s 2017 sentence to three years’ imprisonment, four years’ probation and four years’ deprivation of political rights (A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, para. 56), and noted that the judiciary had not taken any coercive measures against Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang Qiaoling and there had been no intimidation or harassment against them.

62. The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling has been included since 2019 in the reports of the Secretary-General, and prior to that in 2017,69 on allegations of intimidation and harassment for her cooperation with the then Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during his visit to China in August 2016 (A/HRC/34/75, CHN 9/2016).70 On 8 May 2021, the conditions of the four-year suspended sentence for “subversion of state authority” of Mr. Li Heping (Ms. Wang Qialing’s husband) were lifted (CHN 3/2017, CHN 5/2017) 71 . According to information received by OHCHR, in June 2023, Ms. Wang Qiaoling, Mr. Li Heping and their daughter were prevented from boarding a flight by border police and were taken into a police station for interrogation, where they learnt they had been subjected to an exit ban on grounds that their travel could “endanger national security.” Reportedly, between March and October 2023, their landlord, allegedly under pressure from the authorities, threw stones at their home and removed the entrance door, in an attempt to force the family out. Allegedly, their calls for help to the emergency number were ignored. According to information received, years of surveillance, intimidation, and police harassment have impacted their daughter’s well-being.

63. Regarding the situation of Mr. Li Heping and Ms. Wang Qiaoling as well as of Mr. Jiang Tianyong, the Government noted that the Chinese judicial authorities had taken no coercive measures whatsoever against Mr. Li Heping, Ms. Wang Qiaoling or Mr. Jiang Tianyong.