Christian Advocacy Now

Human Rights attorney Jiang Tianyong, who has been dedicated to protecting the rights of religious and ethnic minorities and defending those falsely accused by the Chinese government of subversion just for their beliefs, was arrested and charged with subversion himself after visiting the wife of another imprisons human rights attorney. He was arrested in November 2016, tried in August 2017, and was set to be released at the end of February after serving a two-year sentence. But at the time of his release, he was disappeared and his whereabouts are still unknown. At the same time, his father and sister who were set to meet him disappeared, their phones have been shut off, and no one has been able to get in touch with any of them. Human rights observers around the world are deeply concerned for the well-being of Jiang Tianyong. Join them in expressing your concern and calling for the Chinese government to immediately make his whereabouts, as well that if his father and sister, known and return them to the safety of their family.

Write to:

Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
Zhongnanhai
No. 174 Xi Chang’an Jie
Beijing 100017 China

Salutation: President Xi

Suggested points:

Express your deep concern at the sudden disappearance of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong and his father and sister on the day of his release after serving a 2-year prison sentence.

Express that it is your understanding that he was being held for reasons related to his human rights work on behalf of religious and ethnic minorities, rather than the false charges of subversion of the state of which he was accused.

Further express your deep concern that Jiang Tianyong has been tortured while in custody and that you find this unacceptable and a breach of International Declaration of Human Rights.

Express that you are calling on the Chinese government to immediately make his whereabouts known, and to return him and his family members safely to their loved ones.