A/HRC/42/30 criminal detention on suspicion of subverting State power” and that he was “lawfully sentenced to 13 years’ fixed-term imprisonment and three years’ deprivation of political rights” (A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 17). Mr. Qin’s wife Ms. Zhao reportedly remains under de facto house arrest, but has now been granted regular, albeit monitored, monthly visits since he was transferred to Guanghua Prison. They are both reportedly suffering health issues. 21. The cases of Mr. Mi Chongbiao and his wife Ms. Li Kezhen were included in the 2018 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, paras. 15–16) after Mr. Mi posted a complaint online submitted to the Human Rights Council. Ms. Li is reportedly targeted solely on the basis of her relationship to Mr. Mi. On 31 July 2018, the Government stated that in May 2012, Mr. Mi was “lawfully subjected to criminal detention on suspicion of troublemaking subsequently changed to residential surveillance that was lifted in August 2012” and that the allegations of “disappearances” or “arbitrary detentions” are incorrect (A/HRC39/41, Annex I, para. 16). On 20 June 2018, Mr. Mi and Ms. Li were reportedly allowed to return to their home in Yunyan District, Guiyang City, Guizhou after being detained in April 2017 and held incommunicado for several months. In July 2017, they were put under “residential surveillance at a designated secret location.” Mr. Mi has reportedly been subjected to ill-treatment and torture. Since returning home, the couple has remained under 24/7 police monitoring and their residence is surrounded by guards. On 27 June 2018, their lawyer attempted to visit them but was stopped by police and taken away for questioning. 22. The case of Ms. Li Wenzu was included in the 2017 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/36/31, Annex I, paras. 20–21) related to arbitrary arrest and detention in reprisal for her cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, during his visit to China in August 2016. The Government stated that Ms. Li’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). Ms. Li is the wife of Mr. Wang Quanzhang, arrested on 10 July 2015 during the “709” incidents (CHN 6/2015) and whose case was taken up by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. 119 On 26 December 2018, Mr. Wang Quanzhang was tried at Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court, but Ms. Li Wenzu was reportedly blocked by police from leaving her apartment compound to attend the closed-door trial. Since 29 April 2019, she has been denied visitation rights with her husband, following his transfer to Linyi Prison in Shandong Province. 23. The case of Ms. Wang Qiaoling was included in the 2017 report of the SecretaryGeneral (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 119 120 121 GE.19-15332 Opinion No. 62/2018 adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its eighty-second session, concerning Wang Quanzhang, Jiang Tianyong and Li Yuhan (China), 20–24 August 2018. OHCHR, “UN Human Rights Chief deeply concerned by China clampdown on lawyers and activists, 16 February 2016; OHCHR, Press Briefing Note, Spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (5 May 2017); OHCHR, “Lawyers need to be protected not harassed” – UN experts urge China to halt detentions, (16 July 2015); UN Committee Against Torture, Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of China (9 December 2015). Response from Government: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33449. 49