A/HRC/51/47 rejected the request of human rights lawyer Ms. Wang Yu to be appointed as her personal representative (see below). During the reporting period, Ms. Li Yuhan’s trial was repeatedly postponed. Allegedly, she was brought before the court several times and was urged to plead guilty to the charges, which Ms. Li Yuhan refused to do. It was reported to OHCHR that Ms. Li Yuhan suffers from poor health, including cardiovascular, gastric and other diseases. 40. The case of Ms. Xu Yan, who had engaged with UN human rights mechanisms, was included in the 2019, 2020, and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General49 in relation to her interrogation for her campaign for the release of her detained husband, Mr. Yu Wensheng, a human rights lawyer whose detention was considered arbitrary by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention50 and whose case was addressed by other special procedure mandate holders (CHN 5/2018). 51 According to information received by OHCHR, Ms. Xu was allegedly prevented from leaving her house twice during the reporting period: on 17 September 2021 by State Security from the Shijingshan District, when she was planning to attend an event at the U.S. Embassy; and on 10 December 2021 by unidentified persons preventing her from publicly observing Human Rights Day. On 1 March 2022, Mr. Yu Wensheng was reportedly released after completing a four-year sentence. On 1 April 2022, Ms. Xu Yan and her husband were allegedly prevented from leaving Beijing for a vacation. 41. The case of Ms. Chen Jianfang, a human rights defender, was included in the 2014, 2019, 2020 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General52 on allegations of intimidation and reprisal for her campaign for civil society participation in the UPR, including a tribute to Ms. Cao Shunli53 on the fifth anniversary of her death (CHN 11/2013).54 On 19 August 2019, special procedures mandate holders raised concern about Ms. Chen Jianfang’s alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance (CHN 16/2019).55 According to information received by OHCHR, a Shanghai court convicted Ms. Chen Jianfang of “subversion of state power” on 19 March 2021 and sentenced her to three years in prison. She reportedly rejected multiple attempts by the Government to appoint a lawyer for her because they were not of her own choosing. Reportedly, Ms. Chen Jianfang should have been released on 18 March 2022, after completing the 3-year sentence. Ms. Chen is reportedly held at the Shanghai Municipal Detention Center. 42. The case of lawyer Ms. Wang Yu was included in the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General56 on allegations of arrest and charges of “subversion of state power,” (CHN 6/2015),57 including in connection to her role in the case of Ms. Cao Shunli who had cooperated with the UN. On 26 November 2020, the Beijing Justice Bureau reportedly cancelled Ms. Wang Yu’s license to practice law. According to information received by OHCHR, during the reporting period, Ms. Wang Yu continued to face surveillance and harassment by the police. Reportedly, she was unable to obtain a passport and hence could not travel overseas and was under surveillance when travelling within China. At the time of writing, Ms. Wang Yu remained disbarred, although she reportedly continued to provide legal assistance by being appointed by the Court as a personal representative, rather than as an attorney. It was reported to OHCHR that Ms. Wang Yu faced obstacles in her legal assistance work as personal representative. Reportedly, the Heping District Court officials in Shenyang rejected, Ms. Wang Yu’s request to be appointed as Ms. Li Yuhan’s personal representative in her trial of 20 October 2021. (See above). 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 A/HRC/42/30, para. 45 and Annex I, paras. 13, 17, A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 16; A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 19. A/HRC/WGAD/2019/15 paras. 30, 38, 49 and 50. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=33962. A/HRC/27/38, para. 17, A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 18; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 19–20, A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 20. A/HRC/27/38, paras. 17–19, A/HRC/30/29, Annex I, para. 1, A/HRC/33/19, para. 39, A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 10–11, A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 17–19; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, paras. 19, 21, 34. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32042. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=34911. A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 10–12; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, para. 19; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 21, A/HRC/48/28, para. 59, Annex II, para. 21. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32826. 43