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A Family Re-united!
Human rights defender Mao Hengfeng released from labour camp
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A courageous woman is free because of Amnesty International supporters like you.
An outspoken human rights defender in China, Mao Hengfeng, was just released from her "Re-education Through Labour" prison term to serve the rest of her time at home, with her family. This fantastic news is what makes all our determined human rights work worthwhile!
The torture stops. Her forced labour has ended. And today Mao, who suffered ill-health during her lengthy detention, has been re-united with her children, thanks to people like you who were a part of Amnesty International's massive, worldwide effort to win her freedom.
Mao Hengfeng has asked us to thank everyone who has written letters for her and campaigned on her behalf. Her husband Wu Xuewei believes she is now home as a result of the international and domestic calls for her release.
You can help us win more tremendous victories like this by making a contribution today.
Mao Hengfeng's ordeal is over, but her work continues. She was arrested for speaking out against the detention of Nobel Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, and has been an outspoken defender of women's reproductive rights and of the rights of the millions of Chinese who have faced forced evictions. These are very unpopular opinions to voice in China. Your financial support can help us ensure that she is is not detained again and that we can carry out the human rights work that she started. Amnesty is calling for Mao Hengfeng to be given access to independent medical assessment.
Mao paid dearly for her courage in speaking out for human rights. But you and I can exercise our freedom without risk of being detained, separated from our families, or being forced into manual labour.
Be a part of our next human rights victory by making a gift to Amnesty International today.
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Alex Neve
Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada
P.S. Mao Hengfeng had been sentenced to 18 months "Re-education Through Labour" punishment on March 4, 2010 for "disturbing public order." Her release is a great relief to all who have been following her case and worrying about her health in detention - it could not come soon enough. Help us win more heartwarming victories for human rights by making a small or large donation today to Amnesty International's life-changing human rights work.
We need your help to defend prominent, respected human rights defenders who remain wrongfully detained in China for their efforts to improve human rights.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is serving an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”. It was in speaking up against Liu Xiaobo's detainment that Mao Hengfeng was imprisoned. |
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Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was subjected to enforced disappearance, torture, illegal house arrest and detention. Our global letter-writing day helped win a visit by his family, but he remains detained in Shaya county prison in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwest China. |
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Poet and journalist Shi Tao is serving a 10-year prison sentence for sending an e-mail summarizing the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. His conviction for "leaking state secrets" was partly based on information provided to the Chinese authorities by the Internet company Yahoo! |
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Activist Hu Jia was detained on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power". There is ongoing harassment of his family, including his spouse Zeng Jinyan. |
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Thank you for giving now to provide us with the resources needed to bring freedom for others like Liu Xiaobo and Gao Zhisheng. As they suffer in detention, they're counting on us.
-Alex
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