China: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ prisoner of conscience: Zheng Enchong (m)

Index Number: ASA 17/047/2005
Date Published: 14 December 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, China

Prisoner of conscience Zheng Enchong, aged 55, lawyer and human rights defender, has allegedly been beaten at Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai, where he is currently serving a three-year sentence. Amnesty International fears he is at risk of further torture and ill-treatment.