Prisoners of Conscience

These prisoners of conscience are championed by Parliamentarians who advocate on their behalf. They highlight their cases and those of all people who are unjustly detained and imprisoned on account of of their faith or belief, regardless of whatever that faith of belief might be. Through these efforts we will establish a more focused and continuous advocacy on their behalf.

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Gao Zhisheng

Gao Zhisheng is a Chinese human rights lawyer who was first detained by the Chinese authorities in 2006. Before this, he was notable for frequently taking on human rights cases, and was known for defending religious minorities.

Between 2006 and 2011 he was disappeared multiple times and suffered beatings and torture. From 2011-2014 he served a prison sentence. He was released in August 2014, only to forcibly disappear from his home in Shaanxi Province since 13 August 2017 for his legal work defending human rights and religious minorities, especially Christians and Falun Gong. His whereabouts are unknown but he is believed to be in some form of detention.