China: Fear for safety/ possible incommunicado detention: Gao Zhisheng (m)\n\n

China: Fear for safety/ possible incommunicado detention: Gao Zhisheng (m)\n\n

Index Number: ASA 17/045/2007
Date Published: 28 September 2007
Categories: China, Asia And The Pacific

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has not been seen since 22 September 2007. His family has been unable to confirm his whereabouts. It is possible that Gao was detained by members of the State Security Bureau, but the Chinese authorities have made no official announcement of his detention. Amnesty International is concerned that Gao Zhisheng's safety is at grave risk.