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CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-973345

Ni Yulan

倪玉兰

Born

Unknown

Occupation

Unknown

Role

Human Rights Defender · Civil Society Activist

Record ID

CNHRA-P-973345

Visual Records

Ni Yulan seated in red clothing with crutches.

Ni Yulan.

美国之音张楠 / Wikimedia CommonsVOA-created photograph[3]

Biography

Ni Yulan assisted people facing demolition and housing-rights violations in Beijing.[1][2]

CHRD and Amnesty recount Ni’s detention after filming demolition in 2002, later serious mobility impairment attributed to treatment in custody, and demolition of her home in 2008.[1][2]

Ni faced renewed prosecution in 2011 while living in a guesthouse with Dong. The case profile describes an added fraud allegation concerning representations while seeking support; it was dismissed on appeal.[1][2]

Case Summary

CHRD records detention on April 7, 2011, arrest on May 17 and trial in December. The thirty-two-month sentence on April 10, 2012 was reduced to thirty months on July 27 when the appeal court dismissed the fraud charge. Dong received two years.[1]

Dong left prison in April 2013; Ni completed her term on October 5. Organizations reported recovery needs and earlier unsuccessful medical-release requests.[1][2]

Timeline

2002

Detained after filming demolition

Amnesty describes detention after filming demolition and attributes subsequent serious mobility impairment to treatment in custody. Ni continued assisting people affected by demolition.[2]

2011-04-07

Detained with her husband

Ni and Dong were detained in Beijing and formally arrested on May 17. The case profile links the case to guesthouse disputes and advocacy and records a later fraud allegation.[1]

2012-04-10

Initial sentence of two years eight months

Ni initially received thirty-two months on disturbance and fraud charges, while Dong received two years. Trial had taken place in December 2011.[1][2]

2012-07-27

Fraud conviction dismissed and term reduced on appeal

The appeal court dismissed the fraud charge and reduced the total from thirty-two to thirty months.[1]

2013-10-05

Released after completing sentence

Ni completed the reduced thirty-month term; Dong had left prison in April. Both CHRD and Amnesty updated the case.[1][2]

Related Events

2011-04-07

Ni Yulan: Detention, Appeal and Release, 2011–2013

倪玉兰：2011—2013年拘押、改判与获释

CNHRA-E-976951

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Ni Yulan

    CNHRA-S-912914Chinese Human Rights Defenders

    Evidence location: Background: demolition, disability, 2012 case and October 5, 2013 release.

  2. [2]
    Free Chinese housing rights activist Ni Yulan

    CNHRA-S-945073Amnesty International UK

    Evidence location: Body and 2013 update: filming demolition in 2002, 2012 sentence and release.

  3. [3]
    Ni Yulan photograph and reuse information

    CNHRA-S-082884Wikimedia Commons

    Evidence location: Photograph, subject description, author and licensing section.

Record ID: CNHRA-P-973345