Population Control
The Yinan County People's Court in Linyi city, Shandong province, sentenced Chen Kegui to three years and three months in prison on November 30 for "intentional injury" (a crime under Article 234 of the PRC Criminal Law), according to a November 30 Associated Press (AP) report (via Google). The charges against Chen are in connection to his clash with officials when they invaded his home after discovering that his uncle, prominent legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, had escaped illegal home confinement (Washington Post (WP), 30 November 12).
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Statement of CECC Chairman Christopher Smith and Cochairman Sherrod Brown on the Trial and Sentencing of Chen Kegui
November 30, 2012
(Washington, DC)—Today we are deeply dismayed to learn that authorities have sentenced Chen Kegui, nephew of renowned legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, to more than three years in prison, in a trial marred from beginning to end by glaring procedural violations. Authorities' treatment of this case raises serious questions about the rule of law in China.
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Statement of CECC Chairman Christopher Smith and Cochairman Sherrod Brown on the Arrival of Chen Guangcheng in the United States
May 19, 2012
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The recent escape of self-trained legal advocate Chen Guangcheng from illegal house arrest has attracted international attention and concern. On April 22, Chen escaped from his home in Dongshigu village, Linyi city, Shandong province, where he and his family had been detained without charge for 19 months. After escaping from home confinement, Chen met the U.S.
On April 27, 2012, international human rights organizations and news agencies reported that human rights defender Chen Guangcheng escaped from his home outside of Linyi city, Shandong province, on or around April 22, after being subjected to extralegal home confinement (ruanjin) for nineteen months (Human Rights Watch, 27 April 12; Amnesty International, 27 April 12; New York Times, 27 April 12; Associated Press, 27 April 12).
Reported Changes in Official Restrictions on Chen and Family
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The plight of Chen Guangcheng and his family continues to attract attention inside and outside China. Chen is a self-trained legal advocate who has represented farmers, the disabled, and other groups. He is perhaps best known for the attention he drew to population planning abuses, particularly forced abortions and forced sterilizations, in Linyi city, Shandong province, in 2005.
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Statement of CECC Chairman Christopher Smith and Cochairman Sherrod Brown on the Release of the 2011 Annual Report
October 13, 2011
The following text was retrieved from the Xinhuanet Web site on February 1, 2013.