[governance] Statement by IGC on Huan Qi's sentencing

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" (via governance Mailing List]

Dear All,

Further to the revised draft, I should add that he has advanced medical
conditions that require treatment, see:

https://cpj.org/2019/07/chinese-court-sentences-journalist-huang-qi-to-12-.php

Sala

On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 8:18 am Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro, <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Kindly find a revised draft, please feel free to suggest any changes as
> this is still early drafting stages. I have numbered the sentences for ease
> of reference and when commenting on replacements, refer to sentence number
> and suggest edits and revisions.
>
> *Revised Draft 4th August, 2019 12:13am [Californian Time]*
>
>
> Proposed Revised  Draft
>
> (1)The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is deeply concerned by the
> sentencing of Chinese webmaster and human rights activist Huang Qi to 12
> years in prison for allegedly leaking state secrets when he was promoting
> accountability and transparency and good governance.
>
>
> (2) We note that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights
> Council this year.
>
>
> (3) The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus calls on China to aspire
> to subscribe to the Charter of the Internet Rights and Principles which was
> developed by the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles within
> the Internet Governance Forum and is available on the OHCHR website.
>
>
> (4) We further note that Mr Huang Qi, was honoured by Reporters Without
> Borders in 2004 with the Cyber Freedom Prize.
>
>
> (5) Since setting up website, 64 Tianwang in 1998 to track human
> trafficking cases, over the years, it has extended to reporting on persons
> exploited by government officials and promoting good governance.
>
>
>
> (6) Mr Huang Qi has greatly strengthened China as a country by bringing to
> the foreground these good governance issues including but not limited to
> corruption & human rights.
>
>
> (7) It is our view that Huang Qi should be honoured as a strong
> contributor to society.
>
>
>
> (8) We urge the Chinese government to uphold its international commitments
> related to fair trial guarantees and the rule of law.
>
>
> (9)We call on China to recognize that Mr Huang’s actions are part of
> keeping government accountable to the people.
>
>
> (10) We call for the immediate release of Mr. Huang, and to allow him
> access to his family, medical care, and legal counsel as soon as possible.
>
>
> (11) We also call on China to end undue restrictions on the freedom of
> movement of his family and those who assisted him.
>
>
>
> ENDS
>
>
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