An Australian woman who claims she was tortured in China for being a
practitioner of the spiritual movement Falun Gong, will take her case to the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Zhang Cui Ying says she was tortured and persecuted for being a practitioner
of the Falungong spiritual movement during a visit to China three years ago.
Her lawyer, Chris Nyst, is preparing a petition to be presented by human
rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson.
Mr Nyst says the petition will be one of the first cases to go before the
UN.
“The plan is that Geoffrey and I will do some things in New York in the lead
up to it. There’s also a possibility that there may be a separate action in
the international court of justice so that may also require us to make an
appearance in Geneva,” he said.
Mr Nyst says the petition relates to the actions of the Chinese government
under former president, Jiang Zemin.
He expects the matter to be heard next year.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_934612.htm
Posting date: 30/Aug/2003
Original article date: 29/Aug/2003
Category: Media Report
