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Statement of New York City Bar Association President Samuel W. Seymour
Calling for End of China’s Abuse of Chen Guangcheng and Other Lawyers
The shocking and unacceptable treatment of Chen Guangcheng, a well-known
legal advocate, and his family by Chinese authorities reflects the broader
problem of harassment of dozens of lawyers in China who represent unpopular
clients and causes disfavored by the government.
During 2011 and continuing this year, an unprecedented number of lawyers,
legal advocates, and activists in China, in addition to Mr. Chen, were
subject to disappearances, arbitrary detentions, physical and mental abuse,
intimidation, and harassment. The 2011 crackdown continues to affect Mr.
Chen, who is self-taught, and others, including Jiang Tianyong and Tang
Jitian, who faced some of the worst abuses during their disappearances. Gao
Zhisheng, another prominent human rights lawyer, emerged after a long
disappearance in December 2011, only to be returned to a remote prison in
Xinjiang. Gao was detained in February 2009, and except for a brief release
in March 2010, has been held incommunicado by authorities.
In April 2012, Ni Yulan, a legal activist, was sentenced to a prison term of
two years and eight months. Ni has been targeted and harassed by
authorities in retaliation for her work on forced evictions and other
politically sensitive issues, and has endured multiple prison terms and
abuse, including a beating that left her unable to walk. Such beatings of
lawyers are by no means rare, as illustrated by the treatment of Chen
Guangcheng and his wife, Yuan Weijing, who were beaten in their home on
February 10, 2011, by police and state security officials.
These persistent abuses of lawyers for defending unpopular clients
contravene both established international law and China’s own domestic laws
. During the past several years, the New York City Bar Association has
called attention to the situation of lawyers in China and this includes in
numerous letters to the Chinese Ministry of Justice and other government
officials in China and in the United States. In 2009, the Association
undertook a mission to China and published a report detailing its findings
and calling attention to the cases of individual lawyers and legal activists
who had been detained, abused, charged, or otherwise prevented from
undertaking their professional duties as lawyers. The Association has also
adopted its own Statement of Principles that expresses our support for the
rights of Chinese lawyers.
We urge Chinese authorities not only to investigate the mistreatment of Chen
Guangcheng and his wife – and to prosecute those responsible for these
abuses – but to end its campaign against all Chinese lawyers representing
unpopular clients and causes and to reaffirm the rights afforded Chinese
lawyers to practice their profession without interference, harassment, or
abuse by national or local authorities. China must also account for and
release all lawyers now in detention as a result of their work and recognize
that its continuing abuse of lawyers is inconsistent with its claim to be a
lawful society deserving of respect by the world community.
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About the Association
The New York City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org), since its founding in
1870, has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the
profession, promoting reform of the law and providing service to the
profession and the public. The Association continues to work for political,
legal and social reform, while implementing innovative means to help the
disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the
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: Statement of New York City Bar Association President Samuel W. Seymour
: Calling for End of China’s Abuse of Chen Guangcheng and Other Lawyers
: The shocking and unacceptable treatment of Chen Guangcheng, a well-known
: legal advocate, and his family by Chinese authorities reflects the broader
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: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
: Contact:
: Eric Friedman
: (212) 382-6754
: Kathryn Inman
: (212) 382-6656
: Statement of New York City Bar Association President Samuel W. Seymour
: Calling for End of China’s Abuse of Chen Guangcheng and Other Lawyers
: The shocking and unacceptable treatment of Chen Guangcheng, a well-known
: legal advocate, and his family by Chinese authorities reflects the broader
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