China: Fear for safety: Zhao Xin (m)

Index Number: ASA 17/041/2005
Date Published: 25 November 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, China

On 17 November, Zhao Xin, aged 35, academic and human rights defender, director of the Beijing-based human rights organization The Empowerment and Rights Institute, was severely beaten by seven men in Maoxin, Sichuan province. Amnesty International believes that this attack was an attempt to stop him carrying out his human rights work, and fears that he may be at risk of further abuse.