The WiPC is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of Chinese writer, editor and human rights activist Xu Wenli. International PEN asks that he receive adequate medical care immediately, and calls for his unconditional release in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant of Human Rights. Xu Wenli is a writer, editor […]
The WiPC is seriously concerned about the deteriorating health of Chinese writer, editor and human rights activist Xu Wenli. International PEN asks that he receive adequate medical care immediately, and calls for his unconditional release in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant of Human Rights.
Xu Wenli is a writer, editor and veteran activist now serving the second year of a thirteen-year sentence for “secretly planning” to set up the unofficial Chinese Democratic Party of which he is chairman. According to WiPC’s information, Xu Wenli was officially diagnosed with Hepatitis B in September 1999, having exhibited symptoms of the disease for several months. His condition is now believed to be severe and his wife, He Xintong, reports that despite her appeals for improved treatment Xu Wenli is still receiving insufficient medical care and a poor diet.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the premier:
– requesting that Xu Wenli urgently receive the medication and dietary requirements necessary for the treatment of his condition
– expressing your concern that he is detained in violation of Article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant of Human Rights, to which China is a signatory
– calling for his swift and unconditional release
Appeals To
APPEALS TO:
His Excellency Premier Zhu Rongji
State Council
Beijing 100032
P.R. China
Fax: +86 110 6467 7351
Copies of your appeals should also be sent to the Chinese embassy in your country.
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
