Sydney (FDI), Tuesday 26 August 2003 – An Australian resident subjected to torture and persecution in China is to have her case championed in the United Nations and the International Court of Justice with an eminent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson.
Such action is unprecedented in the Australia history, where the individual, Ms Zhang Cui Ying, will launch a lawsuit against the former president of China. The action will be against Jiang Zemin, for his role in human rights violations against Ms. Zhang. It relates to Jiang Zemin’s persecution of Ms Zhang for being an active practitioner of Falun Gong.
Ms Cui Ying Zhang, a renowned traditional Chinese artist, will allege to the UN that the Chinese government tortured her. (www.zhangcuiying.org)
The case has been filed by the Nyst lawyers from the Gold Coat in conjunction with an eminent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson. Mr Robertson is the Chief Justice of the UN War Crimes Court.
Ms. Zhang’s legal team are finalizing a petition against Jiang Zemin and plan to personally lodge it with the Human Rights Commission within the United Nation in New York . They are also planning a parallel action in the International Court of Justice citing a breach of an international convention of which China is a signatory.
Lawyer Chris Nyst says that confirmation of Mr Robertson’s involvement also strengthens Ms Zhang’s case and ensures it is likely to become a benchmark fight against Jiang Zemin and his role in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
“The Zhang case is a very poignant example of what has happened to many people in China,” says Mr. Nyst.
“Securing someone of the stature of Geoffrey Robertson, one of the world’s eminent persons in the field of human and civil rights, to champion our case is a great coup.”
“We have devised a number of strategies we believe will get the world’s attention on the injustices suffered by Ms Zhang and other practitioners,” says Mr. Nyst.
International News:
There are a civil actions against Jiang Zemin and his persecution of Falun Gong members are under way internationally in US, Canada, France, Belgium and Switzerland.
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