失蹤的中國人權捍衛者的加拿大家屬向越南和中國政府發出緊急呼籲
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失踪的中国人权捍卫者的加拿大家属向越南和中国政府发出紧急呼吁
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Dong Guangping, a courageous Chinese human rights defender who had been in hiding in Vietnam for the past 31 months while trying to reach freedom, disappeared without explanation on August 24.
There are credible reports that Mr. Dong, who was desperately awaiting a chance to be reunited with his wife and daughter who reside in Toronto, was detained by Vietnamese officials. However, there has been no acknowledgement or confirmation of his arrest or whereabouts since his disappearance. Concerns are mounting that he has been subsequently unlawfully returned to China, despite the clear risk of human rights violations he faces there.
Dong Guangping’s family are making an urgent plea to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments for information about his whereabouts and for him to be allowed to travel to Canada to be reunited with them.
Mr. Dong is a high profile Chinese human rights defender who has been imprisoned in China on three occasions because of his advocacy in support of human rights and democracy. His case has been repeatedly documented and taken up in the past by international human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Frontline Defenders.
His sudden disappearance came as a surprise as the Canadian government had been working hard advocating with the Vietnamese government for the past 2 ½ years to allow him to leave the country and travel to Canada. His family and supporters had been cautiously optimistic that would prove successful.
The Vietnamese government has not provided any information about Mr. Dong’s situation for four weeks, including to the Canadian government. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Mr. Dong’s family, the Canadian government and human rights advocates who have been working to arrange his resettlement to Canada and reunion with his family had been very cautious in ensuring that nothing was done that would risk his safety while he was in Vietnam. There has always been a concern that Vietnamese officials might surrender him to Chinese authorities, a very real possibility given the considerable influence of the Chinese government with the Vietnamese government.
As a result, the news of his disappearance on August 24 was not publicized initially, while the Canadian government pursued the matter with Vietnamese counterparts. His family now feels that the refusal of Vietnamese officials to provide any information about his fate gives rise to such serious concerns about his safety that the only choice open to them is to make this public plea.
Seeking to reach safety, Mr. Dong illegally crossed the border into Vietnam in January 2020, and for the next 31 months lived in hiding in a variety of locations in Hanoi as the Canadian government sought permission from Vietnamese officials for him to leave the country so that he could join his family in Canada. Without a passport he had no other options for travel.
At this point, human rights advocates working on behalf of Mr. Dong are concerned that Vietnam has turned him over to Chinese authorities and that he may have been returned to China. While it has not been possible to confirm that possibility it is consistent with what has happened previously to other Chinese dissidents summarily deported from Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia. If he was returned to China, he will likely face further extensive persecution, including arbitrary arrest, unjust imprisonment, an unfair trial, inhumane prison conditions, and torture and ill-treatment.
The Canadian government had repeatedly confirmed that it would offer Mr. Dong a travel document, which would enable him to travel to Canada from Vietnam. That is standard practice in cases of refugee resettlement to Canada and is respected by countries around the world.
Background
Dong Guangping was fired from his job as a police officer in China in 1999 because he signed a public letter related to the 10th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. He was imprisoned for three years between 2001-2004 on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.”
He was detained and held incommunicado between July 2014 and February 2015 following his participation in an event commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Suffering intense state persecution in China, Mr. Dong and his wife, along with their daughter Dong Xuerui, escaped to Thailand in September 2015. After arriving there they were recognized as refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and accepted for resettlement to Canada as government-assisted refugees.
On October 28, 2015, Thai immigration police working with Chinese state security officers detained Dong Guangping and fellow human rights defender Jiang Yefei in Bangkok. They were deported from Thailand back to China just over two weeks later, despite being recognized as refugees by the UNHCR. After being held in incommunicado detention, both men were tried and sentenced in secret. For the alleged crimes of “inciting subversion of state power” and “illegally crossing a national border,” the court sentenced Mr. Dong to three years and six months’ imprisonment. His wife and daughter were resettled to Canada shortly after his forced return to China in 2015.
Mr. Dong was released in August 2019. However, as he wanted to be with his wife and daughter, feared ongoing persecution by Chinese authorities, had no housing, job or financial resources, and was under constant police surveillance and harassment, he decided to again flee China.
On December 8, 2019, Mr. Dong evaded local police who were monitoring him and traveled to the coastal city of Shishi, in Fujian Province, where he attempted to swim to Kinmen Island. However, he floundered at sea, and was forced to cling to a piece of styrofoam to stay afloat. He was shortly after saved by Chinese fishermen, who turned him over to a local police station in Xiamen, also in coastal Fujian province. Police escorted Mr. Dong back to his home in Henan Province. Undeterred, he fled China once again and crossed the border into Vietnam on January 5, 2020, where he remained in hiding in Hanoi until his disappearance on August 24, 2022.
SELECTED PAST MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS:
2015-12-09 Toronto Star – Canada’s rescue of two Chinese dissidents foiled by overnight deportation https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2015/12/09/canadas-rescue-of-two-chinese-dissidents-foiled-by-overnight-deportation.html
2015-11-17 BBC – UN anger after Thailand deports ‘Chinese dissidents’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34849363
2015-11-18 RFA – Families of Deported Chinese Activists Leave Thailand For Canada https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-deported-11182015121215.html
2018-04-11 Amnesty International – China: Free forcibly returned activist DONG Guangping https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/04/china-free-forcibly-returned-activist-dong-guangping/
2018-07-31 Amnesty International – 42 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR FORCIBLY RETURNED ACTIVIST https://www.amnesty.ca/sites/amnesty/files/259f%20China.pdf
2019-05-16 Chinese Human Rights Defenders – Dong Guangping
https://www.nchrd.org/2019/05/dong-guangping/
Front Line Defenders – Case History: Dong Guangping
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-dong-guangping
失蹤的中國人權捍衛者的加拿大家屬向越南和中國政府發出緊急呼籲
勇往直前的中國人權捍衛者董廣平，在過去的31個月一直躲藏在越南以獲得自由，但於8月24日失蹤，沒有任何解釋。
有可信的消息稱，董先生正在拚命等待與居住在多倫多的妻子和女兒團聚的機會，卻被越南官員拘留了。然而，自他失蹤以來，沒有人承認或確認他被捕或下落。
董廣平的家人向越南和中國政府緊急請求提供有關他下落的信息，並允許他前往加拿大與他們團聚。
董先生是一位備受矚目的中國人權捍衛者，曾三次因倡導支援人權和民主而在中國入獄。他的案件過去曾多次被國際人權組織記錄和處理，包括大赦國際、人權觀察和前線衛士。
他的突然失蹤令人驚訝，因為加拿大政府在過去兩年半，一直在努力與越南政府交涉，爭取允許他離開該國前往加拿大。他的家人和支持者一直謹慎樂觀，認為最終將會成功。
越南政府接近四周沒有提供有關董先生情況的任何信息，包括沒有向加拿大政府提供，他的下落仍然不明。
董先生的家人、加拿大政府和人權倡導者一直在努力安排他到加拿大定居並與家人團聚。他在越南期間，他們非常謹慎地確保沒有做任何事情危及他的安全。大家一直擔心越南官員可能會將他交給中國當局，考慮到中國政府對越南政府的巨大影響力，這種可能性非常大。
因此，他於8月24日失蹤的消息最初並未公佈，而加拿大政府則向越南有關方面追問此事。他的家人現在認為，越南官員拒絕提供有關他命運的任何信息，引起了對他安全的嚴重擔憂，以至於他們唯一的選擇就是公開請求。
董先生於2020年1月非法越境進入越南，在接下來的31個月裡，他在河內各處躲藏，因為加拿大政府正在尋求越南官員的許可，讓他與在加拿大的家人團聚。沒有護照，他不能夠選擇去其他地方。
在這情況下，為董先生出力的人權倡導者擔心越南已將他移交給中國當局，他可能已被遣返中國。雖然無法證實這種可能性，但這與之前被驅逐出越南和東南亞其他國家的其他中國持不同政見者的情況一致。如果他被遣返回中國，他可能會面臨更大的迫害，包括任意逮捕、不公正的監禁、不公正的審判、不人道的監獄條件以及酷刑和虐待。
加拿大政府一再確認，將向董先生提供旅行證件，使他能夠從越南前往加拿大。這是難民重新安置到加拿大的標準做法，並得到世界各國的尊重。
背景
董廣平是一名警察於1999年被中國解僱，因為他簽署了一封與1989年天安門廣場大屠殺10周年有關的公開信。2001年至2004年間，他因「煽動顛覆國家政權」被監禁三年。
2014年7月至2015年2月期間，他在參加紀念天安門廣場大屠殺受難者的活動後被拘留和單獨監禁。
在中國遭受嚴重的迫害情況下，2015年9月，董先生和他的妻子以及女兒逃往泰國。抵達那裡後，他們被聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處（UNHCR）承認為難民，並作為政府援助的難民重新安置到加拿大。
2015年10月28日，泰國移民警察與中國國家安全官員合作，在曼谷拘留了董廣平和人權捍衛者姜野飛。僅僅兩個多星期後，他們還是被從泰國驅逐回中國，儘管他們被聯合國難民處承認為難民。
在被單獨監禁後，兩人都受到秘密審判和判刑。法院以涉嫌「煽動顛覆國家政權罪」和「非法越境罪」判處董先生有期徒刑三年六個月。他2015年被迫返回中國後不久，他的妻子和女兒就被重新安置到加拿大。
董先生於2019年8月獲釋。然而，由於他想與妻子和女兒在一起，擔心受到中國當局的持續迫害，沒有住房、工作或經濟資源，並且經常受到警察的監視和騷擾，他決定再次逃離中國。
2019年12月8日，董先生躲避監視他的當地警察，前往福建省沿海城市石獅，試圖游到臺灣金門島。然而，他在海上掙扎，被迫緊緊抓住一塊泡沫塑膠來維持漂浮。不久之後，他被中國漁民救了起來，他們把他交給了福建省沿海城市廈門的警察局。警方將董先生押送回他在河南省的老家。他沒有氣餒，再次試圖離開中國，並於2020年1月5日越過邊境進入越南，在那裡他一直躲藏在河內，直到2022年8月24日失蹤。
參考資料，部分媒體報導和人權報告
失踪的中国人权捍卫者的加拿大家属向越南和中国政府发出紧急呼吁
勇往直前的中国人权捍卫者董广平，在过去的31个月一直躲藏在越南以获得自由，但于8月24日失踪，没有任何解释。
有可信的消息称，董先生正在拼命等待与居住在多伦多的妻子和女儿团聚的机会，却被越南官员拘留了。然而，自他失踪以来，没有人承认或确认他被捕或下落。
董广平的家人向越南和中国政府紧急请求提供有关他下落的信息，并允许他前往加拿大与他们团聚。
董先生是一位备受瞩目的中国人权捍卫者，曾三次因倡导支援人权和民主而在中国入狱。他的案件过去曾多次被国际人权组织记录和处理，包括大赦国际、人权观察和前线卫士。
他的突然失踪令人惊讶，因为加拿大政府在过去两年半，一直在努力与越南政府交涉，争取允许他离开该国前往加拿大。他的家人和支持者一直谨慎乐观，认为最终将会成功。
越南政府接近四周没有提供有关董先生情况的任何信息，包括没有向加拿大政府提供，他的下落仍然不明。
董先生的家人、加拿大政府和人权倡导者一直在努力安排他到加拿大定居并与家人团聚。他在越南期间，他们非常谨慎地确保没有做任何事情危及他的安全。大家一直担心越南官员可能会将他交给中国当局，考虑到中国政府对越南政府的巨大影响力，这种可能性非常大。
因此，他于8月24日失踪的消息最初并未公布，而加拿大政府则向越南有关方面追问此事。他的家人现在认为，越南官员拒绝提供有关他命运的任何信息，引起了对他安全的严重担忧，以至于他们唯一的选择就是公开请求。
董先生于2020年1月非法越境进入越南，在接下来的31个月里，他在河内各处躲藏，因为加拿大政府正在寻求越南官员的许可，让他与在加拿大的家人团聚。没有护照，他不能够选择去其他地方。
在这情况下，为董先生出力的人权倡导者担心越南已将他移交给中国当局，他可能已被遣返中国。虽然无法证实这种可能性，但这与之前被驱逐出越南和东南亚其他国家的其他中国持不同政见者的情况一致。如果他被遣返回中国，他可能会面临更大的迫害，包括任意逮捕、不公正的监禁、不公正的审判、不人道的监狱条件以及酷刑和虐待。
加拿大政府一再确认，将向董先生提供旅行证件，使他能够从越南前往加拿大。这是难民重新安置到加拿大的标准做法，并得到世界各国的尊重。
背景
董广平是一名警察于1999年被中国解雇，因为他签署了一封与1989年天安门广场大屠杀10周年有关的公开信。 2001年至2004年间，他因「煽动颠覆国家政权」被监禁三年。
2014年7月至2015年2月期间，他在参加纪念天安门广场大屠杀受难者的活动后被拘留和单独监禁。
在中国遭受严重的迫害情况下，2015年9月，董先生和他的妻子以及女儿逃往泰国。抵达那里后，他们被联合国难民事务高级专员办事处（UNHCR）承认为难民，并作为政府援助的难民重新安置到加拿大。
2015年10月28日，泰国移民警察与中国国家安全官员合作，在曼谷拘留了董广平和人权捍卫者姜野飞。仅仅两个多星期后，他们还是被从泰国驱逐回中国，尽管他们被联合国难民处承认为难民。
在被单独监禁后，两人都受到秘密审判和判刑。法院以涉嫌「煽动颠覆国家政权罪」和「非法越境罪」判处董先生有期徒刑三年六个月。他2015年被迫返回中国后不久，他的妻子和女儿就被重新安置到加拿大。
董先生于2019年8月获释。然而，由于他想与妻子和女儿在一起，担心受到中国当局的持续迫害，没有住房、工作或经济资源，并且经常受到警察的监视和骚扰，他决定再次逃离中国。
2019年12月8日，董先生躲避监视他的当地警察，前往福建省沿海城市石狮，试图游到台湾金门岛。然而，他在海上挣扎，被迫紧紧抓住一块泡沫塑胶来维持漂浮。不久之后，他被中国渔民救了起来，他们把他交给了福建省沿海城市厦门的警察局。警方将董先生押送回他在河南省的老家。他没有气馁，再次试图离开中国，并于2020年1月5日越过边境进入越南，在那里他一直躲藏在河内，直到2022年8月24日失踪。