China: Human rights defender risks torture: Zhao Lianhai

Index Number: ASA 17/007/2010
Date Published: 4 February 2010
Categories: China

Zhao Lianhai, a man seeking justice for families affected by a tainted milk powder scandal in 2008, was detained on 13 November and is now in custody awaiting trial in Beijing. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.