Category: Gao Zhisheng

Wife of ‘China’s Conscience’ Gao Zhisheng Worries He Has Been Murdered

The wife of Gao Zhisheng—known as “China’s conscience”—worries that the Chinese Communist Party has murdered the human rights lawyer. On April 14, she demanded Beijing answer two requests and said she would take further action if they did not acknowledge her right to information on her husband who is in state custody. “If Gao Zhisheng…


Missing Chinese Rights Lawyer’s Sister Commits Suicide

Renowned human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s elder sister killed herself in May 2020, after facing years of pressure from the Chinese regime. Gao represented vulnerable groups in China, including disabled children, dismissed workers, victims of forced demolitions, Falun Gong adherents, house Christians, among others. He was detained multiple times by authorities as a result of…