CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-407844
Gao Yaojie: HIV/AIDS Advocacy, Restrictions and Move to the US
Date
2009-08
Location
Henan, China; United States (testimony and life in exile)
Event Type
Surveillance · Travel Restriction
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to Health
Record ID
CNHRA-E-407844
Summary
At the 2009 congressional hearing Gao described surveillance and travel pressures through an interpreter and recounted patients’ and investigators’ experiences.[1]
Description
At the 2009 congressional hearing Gao described surveillance and travel pressures through an interpreter and recounted patients’ and investigators’ experiences.[1]
Gao continued writing after moving to the US in August 2009. RFA’s December 11, 2023 report records her death in New York the previous day.[2][1]
Developments
Moves to the United States
RFA’s retrospective records Gao’s move to the US and continued writing about HIV-affected people in China.[2]
Testifies at an HIV/AIDS hearing
Gao testified through an interpreter about village visits, assistance, blood-selling and information barriers. The testimony records her experience and judgments.[1]
Dies in New York
Gao died in New York, reported and attributed by RFA the next day. Continued writing abroad linked her late life to public health and expression.[2]
Related People
Organizations
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-202092CECC / US Government Publishing Office
Evidence location: Gao’s testimony and hearing background: contaminated blood, patient assistance and restrictions.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-036259Radio Free Asia
Evidence location: Body: medical work, August 2009 move and death on December 10, 2023.