Cao Du
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2011-031-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2011
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 35.86166
Longitude: 104.195397
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- China
- From Region
- UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
- UN Special Procedures: Thematic
- Dates of prior UN action
- 30 April 2010
- Type of record
- Named individual
- Gender
- Male
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Individual's/organization's activity
Founder and Director of the Mongol Yurt Association, an organization promoting the rights of Mongolian people in China.
- Type of rights defended
- Caste/Ethnic minorities' rights/Racism
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
Mr. Du was granted travel funds to attend the ninth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, from 19 to 31 April 2010, at Headquarters
- Engagement with UN body
- UN General Assembly: Forum on indigenous issues
- Dates of engagement
- from 19 to 31 April 2010
- Type of attempted engagement
- Participation in meeting on UN premises
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 18 April 2010
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- Beijing
- Reprisal information
Mr. Du was arrested by the police at Beijing Capital International Airport before he could board his flight to New York to attend the Forum session.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Detention/Imprisonment: Detention/Imprisonment - General
- Disappearance/Kidnapping
- Family/friends/acquaintances targeted
- Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
- Charge/Investigation/Prosecution: Trial
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- No
- Further case development
According to the most recent information received, Mr. Du remains under house arrest and the trial date has not been confirmed
- Government response dates
- 09 July 2010
- Government response content
The Government of China responded that, since Mr. Du had engaged in counterfeiting book registration numbers and illegally publishing and selling books, and was suspected of being involved in illegal crimes, he had been arrested and detained by the Liaoning Chaoyang Public Security Office on 20 April 2010. His case is currently being tried. According to the Government, all his rights are guaranteed in accordance with the law.
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0