China: Further information: Huang Qi jailed as prisoner of conscience

Index Number: ASA 17/067/2009
Date Published: 1 December 2009
Categories: China

Human rights activist Huang Qi, who gave legal advice to victims of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment following an unfair trial. He is a prisoner of conscience, and should be released immediately and unconditionally.