兑现奥运承诺、释放维权人士：台湾公民社会联合声明

发布日期：2008年1月16日

 2008“北京奥运年”前夕，长期关注环保与爱滋议题的中国维权人士胡佳先生，于2007
年12月27日被北京市公安局以涉嫌“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”予以刑事拘留，并以“涉及国家机密”为由拒绝律师会见；胡佳的妻子曾金燕女士，以及他们一个多月大的女儿均被软禁在家，并断绝与外界通讯联络。

 做为台湾公民社会之一员，基于对胡佳先生及其家属之人权的关切，并基于对中国政府履行其改善人权之申奥承诺的期待，我们对中国政府提出严正呼吁：

1. 立即释放胡佳，停止软禁、骚扰曾金燕，保障胡佳夫妇依据中国宪法、刑事法规及国际人权公约所拥有的一切权利。

2. 信守申奥承诺，改善中国人权状况，尽速落实对新闻言论自由、集会结社自由、宗教信仰自由、居住迁徙自由及其它基本人权之保障。

连署团体：
台北律师公会人权保障委员会、东吴大学张佛泉人权研究中心、民间司法改革基金会、台湾人权促进会、台湾新闻记者协会、台湾图博之友、废除死刑推动联盟、台湾劳工阵线、台湾民主基金会、台湾自由缅甸网络

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Fulfill Olympic Promises, Release Human Rights Activists:
A Joint Statement by Taiwan's Civil Society

16 January 2008

Right before the year of Olympics in Beijing, Hu Jia (胡佳), a long-time
activist in environmental and AIDS issues in China, was arrested and
detained by the Chinese government on sedition charges on 27 December
2007.

Hu's request to see his lawyer was declined on the ground that his
case "involves national secrets". Hu's wife, Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕) and
their one-month old daughter were put under house arrest, with all
communication channels to the outside blocked.

Because of our deep concerns on the rights of Mr Hu Jia and his
families, and because of our expectation on China's promises to
improve human rights within the country made during the selection
process of 2008 Olympic host city, we, members of Taiwan's civil
society, hereby urge the Chinese government to:

1. Release Hu Jia immediately; end the house arrest and all forms of
harassment to Zeng Jinyan; protect all rights granted to Mr and Mrs Hu
by the Constitution and relevant criminal laws of the People's
Republic of China, and by international human rights treaties.

2. Fulfill its Olympic promises—improve human rights conditions in the
country; provide protection to the freedoms of expression, of the
press, of religion, of movement and to other fundamental rights of the
people.

A Joint Statement By：
Human Rights Protection Committee, Taipei Bar Association
Chang Fo-chuan Center for the Study of Human Rights, Soochow Univeristy
Judicial Reform Foundation
Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Association of Taiwan Journalists
Taiwan Friends of Tibet
Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty
Taiwan Labor Front
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
Taiwan Free Burma Network