CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-519392
Hu Shigen: 709-Related Sentence and Release in 2023
Date
2015-07-10
Location
Tianjin (trial)
Event Type
Detention · Sentencing · Release
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-519392
Summary
CHRD records Hu’s July 10, 2015 custody, delayed family notification and efforts to locate him. Formal arrest followed in January 2016 and a seven-and-a-half-year sentence at Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court on August 3.[1]
Description
CHRD records Hu’s July 10, 2015 custody, delayed family notification and efforts to locate him. Formal arrest followed in January 2016 and a seven-and-a-half-year sentence at Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court on August 3.[1]
The organization criticized restrictions on counsel, secret custody and trial transparency. The official conviction was for subversion of state power.[1]
The updated profile records Hu’s release after completion of his term on March 23, 2023.[1]
Developments
Taken into custody during the 709 crackdown
Hu was taken away during the 709 crackdown. The case profile describes delayed family notification and efforts by relatives and counsel to locate him.[1]
Sentenced to seven and a half years
Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court imposed seven and a half years for subversion after 2015 custody and formal arrest in 2016. CHRD disputes defense access and transparency.[1]
Released after completing sentence
The profile’s update records actual release at the end of the term.[1]
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Sources
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CNHRA-S-949836Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Evidence location: Case table and background: organizing, 2015 detention, 2016 sentence and March 23, 2023 release.