A/HRC/57/60 immediately end harassment and surveillance of Mr. Jiang Tianyong.78 Reportedly, since his release from prison in February 2019, Mr. Jiang Tianyong has remained under house arrest at his parents’ home in Luoshan, banned from international travel, and under close surveillance by local public security. According to information received by OHCHR, in May 2023 his application to renew his passport was rejected, and since late 2023 police monitoring and surveillance has tightened, allegedly after his wife and daughter shared information on his situation and forced family separation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. In January 2023, surveillance cameras were allegedly set up in the home of relatives he was visiting in Zhongshan city. His parents’ applications to renew their passports were also reportedly rejected given connection to their son. 64. On 11 July 2024, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report. Regarding the case of the international legal team of Mr. Jimmy Lai and his son Sebastian Lai, the Government reiterated that as the legal proceedings were still in progress it would be inappropriate for anyone to comment on them and that making statements with the intention of interfering with or perverting the course of justice, or engaging in conduct with the same intention, would in all likelihood constitute criminal contempt of court or obstruction of justice. It noted further that action by HKSAR law enforcement agencies on the case had been carried out in accordance with the law. 65. Regarding the situation of Ms. Li Qiaochu, the Government noted that, on 5 February 2024, the Linyi Municipal Intermediate People’s Court had sentenced her to three years and eight months’ imprisonment for inciting subversion of State power. It noted further that Ms. Li Qiaochu had appealed and that the case was currently undergoing second-instance trial at the Shandong Provincial Higher People’s Court. 66. Regarding the situation of Ms. Li Yuhan, the Government stated that on 25 October 2023, the Heping District People’s Court of Shenyang Municipality had sentenced her to four years’ fixed-term imprisonment for the crime of fraud and imposed a penalty of RMB 50,000 yuan and an additional three years’ fixed-term imprisonment for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. It clarified further that a combined sentence of six years and six months of imprisonment and a fine of RMB 50,000 yuan had been imposed and that. Ms. Li Yuhan had appealed. The Government added that, after hearing the case, the Shenyang Municipal Intermediate People’s Court had ruled on 29 December 2023 that the appeal should be rejected and the original sentence upheld. Li Yuhan was released at the end of her sentence on 24 March 2024. 67. Regarding the situation of Mr. Yu Wensheng and Ms. Xu Yan the Government noted that on 30 April 2024, the Suzhou Municipal People’s Procuratorate of Jiangsu Province had charged Mr. Yu Wensheng with the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and filed a public indictment with the Suzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court, where the case was currently being heard in the first instance. 68. Regarding Ms. Cao Shunli, the Government noted that the Chinese judicial authorities had handled her case in accordance with the law, that her legitimate rights had been safeguarded in accordance with the law and that she had died on 14 March 2014, due to illness. 69. Regarding the situation of Ms. Chen Jianfang the Government informed that on 14 August 2023, the Shanghai Municipal Higher People’s Court had rejected the appeal and upheld the original sentence of four years’ and six months’ imprisonment, four years’ deprivation of political rights and the confiscation of RMB 30,000. It noted further that in October 2023, Ms. Chen Jianfang had been released after serving her sentence. Concerning Ms. Wang Yu the Chinese judicial authorities had taken no coercive measures whatsoever against her. 70. 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 78 48 https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2019/09/china-harassment-human-rights-lawyer-jiangtianyong-must-stop-say-un-experts. GE.24-14259