China: Chen Guangcheng’s nephew detained: Chen Kegui

Index Number: ASA 17/038/2012
Date Published: 3 October 2012
Categories: China

Chen Kegui, nephew of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, was detained on 30 April in Yinan county, Shandong province, China. He has been held in incommunicado detention for more than five months. He is being denied access to his lawyers and family – who are also being harassed and intimidated. He is at risk of torture, an unfair trial and a possible death sentence.