UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor on Monday called on the Chinese authorities to maintain the rights of human rights defenders who have been imprisoned.

Lawlor said she was “disturbed” by the allegations that seven imprisoned human rights defenders in China were subject to torture, refused medical aid, and denied access to family and legal counsel visits. She emphasized that the Chinese authorities should provide a detailed response to the treatment of the detained human rights defenders.

The UN Special Rapporteur also asked for information regarding the location of Gao Zhisheng, a prominent human rights lawyer who has been missing since 2017. In February 2025, various UN experts wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities emphasizing that any form of detentio

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