Ge Zhihui

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2014-019-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2014
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
05 May 2014
Type of record
Named individual
Gender
Female
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

petitioner assisting other petitioners in seeking justice for the demolition of their homes

Type of rights defended
  • Economic/social rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

participated in a training course outside China on United Nations human rights mechanism

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Dates of engagement
early 2014
Type of attempted engagement
  • Other
Dates of mentioned reprisals
01 March 2014
Location of mentioned reprisals
Beijing
Reprisal information

After her return, on 1 March 2014, Ms. Ge was arrested at her home in Beijing by agents of the Fengtai District Public Security Bureau, detained at Fengtai District Detention Centre and allegedly subjected to ill-treatment and torture, which led to her being hospitalized on two occasions. Although she had been charged with, inter alia, creating a disturbance, the interrogations in detention reportedly focused on Ms. Ge’s visit to Ms. Cao in hospital and her participation in the training course.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
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
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