CHN 190712
Enforced disappearance/ Fear for safety
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in the People’s Republic of China.
TheInternational Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture Network, about the enforced disappearance of Lobsang Tsering, a 21-year-old monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
According to the information received, on 26 June 2012, Lobsang Tsering, originally from Bato village, was arrested at Kirti Monastery by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers from Ngaba Prefecture and taken to an unknown location. His family and relatives reportedly approached relevant security offices in the region inquiring about his whereabouts and fate but to no avail. The reason for his arrest also remains unclear.
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned about the safety of Lobsang Tsering, as his whereabouts and fate remain unknown. OMCT urges the competent authorities to guarantee his physical and psychological integrity at all times, in accordance with international human rights law, in particular the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and to immediately locate and disclose his whereabouts.
OMCT further calls on the competent authorities to order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or, if such charges exist, bring him promptly before an impartial, independent and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times, including immediate and unconditional access to a lawyer of his choice.
Actions Requested
Please write to the authorities in the People’s Republic of China urging them to:
i. Immediately locate and disclose the whereabouts of Lobsang Tsering;
ii. Guarantee, in all circumstances, his physical and psychological integrity;
iii. Grant him immediate and full access to a lawyer of his choice and his family, as well as guarantee that he is examined by independent doctors and receives adequate medical care if necessary, in accordance, inter alia, with the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners;
iv. Order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges that are consistent with international law and standards, or, if such charges exist, bring him before an impartial, independent and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural rights at all times;
v. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
Please also write to the embassies of the People’s Republic of China in your respective country.
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Geneva, 19 July 2012
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
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