Case Update

Cao Shunli Ill in Detention, Refuses to Sign Official Arrest Document

Lawyer Wang Yu ( 王宇 ) met with detained rights defender Cao Shunli ( 曹顺利 ) for more than an hour on Wednesday, October 30. Wang, who has been retained by Cao’s family to represent Cao, was the first person outside law enforcement who has had any contact with Cao since her disappearance on September...

October 31, 2013

Case Update

Civil Society

Cao Shunli

In Fourth Month of Detention, Guo Feixiong Allowed First Meeting with Lawyer

According to informed sources, rights activist Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄 ) met with lawyer Chen Guangwu ( 陈光武 ) on November 14, the first such meeting permitted Guo since his detention on August 8. Guo was officially arrested on September 12 and is accused of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a...

November 15, 2013

Case Update

Asset Transparency

Gao Zhisheng

Court Upholds Policeman Wang Dengchao’s Embezzlement Conviction

On November 13, 2013, the Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court upheld the “embezzlement” conviction of police officer Wang Dengchao ( 王登朝 ) and overturned the “obstructing official business” conviction, which had carried a one-year prison term. On the embezzlement conviction, the court...

November 14, 2013

Case Update