Victim:

Chai Yong, male, approximately 29, resident of Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Location:

1.        A detention center in Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

2.    A Forced Labor Camp in Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Perpetrator:

1.      Director and policemen of a detention center in Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

2.   Head and guards of a forced labor camp in Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Description:

In October 1999, Mr. Chai Yong and his wife went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and afterwards they were arrested in Beijing. They were arrested and sent to Changji City, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Later, he was detained a detention center. During the detention, Mr. Chai was beaten many times for practicing Falun Gong exercises. He went on a hunger strike for over 20 days to protest the persecution and his illegal incarceration. Later, Mr. Chai was sentenced to one and a half years in a forced labor camp.

In the labor camp, Mr. Chai was again tortured repeatedly and severely injured. Around New Year's Day of 2001, a tumor was found in his abdomen. Fearing that they would have to take legal responsibilities if Mr. Chai died, the labor camp officials released him. At the time, the formerly happy and strong Mr. Chai was quite frail, and he could hardly walk as a result of injuries sustained during torture. In August 2001, Chai's health further deteriorated. He passed away en route to a hospital. The autopsy revealed that kidney had failure caused his death.

type=Case, Death; type=Labor Camp, A Labor Camp in Changji; location=Xinjiang, Changji