Gao Zhisheng | China
Gao Zhisheng is a Christian human rights lawyer who has spoken up in the defence of other Christians and minority groups in China. Because of his work, he has had his legal practice shut down, and has faced arrest, torture, and long stretches of time in prison.
Gao is known as an unyielding advocate for justice in the Chinese courts, and has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In August 2017 Gao went missing from his home, and his whereabouts remain unknown, however, it’s feared that he has been arrested and imprisoned at a secret site away from supporters and family again.
You can help. Raise your voice in prayer for Gao, and also consider writing to the government on his behalf.
Contact Address for:
United Nations Address for China
350 East 35th Street,
New York,
NY 10016,
USA
Contact Address for:
Ambassador Wang Lutong
2-6 Glenmore Street,
PO Box 17257,
Karori,
Wellington
Updates
Gao Zhisheng update – February 2018
Update 2018 In November 2017, RFA reported that a brief audio clip was published by The Gao Zhisheng Lawyers’ Group, of Gao talking about the conditions he is being held in. According to the report, Gao has a number of illnesses. For example, his teeth have all fallen out, so he can only eat liquids. […]
Free Gao Zhisheng
Courtesy China Aid The Chinese government’s persecution of human rights defense lawyer and Christian Gao Zhisheng began in 2005, when the Beijing Judicial Bureau revoked his law license and ordered his practice to shut down. In December 2006, Gao was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to a three-year prison term with […]
Advocate for an Advocate: Gao Zhisheng
Gao Zhisheng is a Christian human rights lawyer who has spoken up in the defence of other Christians and minority groups in China. Because of his work, he has had his legal practice shut down, and has faced arrest, torture, and long stretches of time in prison. Gao is known as an unyielding advocate for […]
Family situation
Gao is married, with a son and daughter.
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Write to the Embassy in NZ about this case
(please read our writing guidelines before contacting any embassy or high commission on behalf of a prisoner)
Address: 2-6 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
Postal address: PO Box 17-257, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.nz