Amnesty International, Dec 8, 2010
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Liu Xiaobo maintains that his imprisonment violates China’s own constitution© Private
Amnesty International and Chinese human rights groups have documented hundreds of cases of people being detained, interrogated, or arrested in advance of the event honouring jailed Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo.
“The Chinese government’s travel restrictions target not just human rights defenders, but also ordinary travellers who somehow trigger the government’s suspicion,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.
“This reaction violates Chinese law as well as China’s international obligations and constitutes a serious breakdown in the rule of law.”
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo is currently serving an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” for his part as the leading author behind “Charter 08”, a manifesto calling for the recognition of fundamental human rights in China.
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