Since August 16, no news has been heard from attorney Gao’s wife, Geng He, their twelve-year-old daughter and two-year-old son. Human rights activists in China have called on the outside world to put pressure on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop committing crimes against the Gao family.
Guo Feixiong, a human rights activist pointed out, “Even during war time, no such things are allowed to happen. Even relatives of the victims of the 1989 student movement were not treated like this. It is indeed a very bad thing to do for the Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao regime.”
Jiao Guobiao, former professor of the College of Journalism and Communication of Beijing University, and Teng Biao, a Ph.D. of the China University of Political Science and Law went to attorney Gao Zhisheng’s home to look for attorney Gao’s family. Both of them, however, were detained by police and sent to the Xiaoguan police station. Attorney Gao was arrested on August 15, and his wife and children were confirmed to be at home on August 16. However, since August 17, Gao’s family members have not been allowed to be contacted or visited.
