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联合国网站长篇登载1989年64事件后中国汉阳监狱64良心犯集中营关押本人及诸难友的文件
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IV. REPORT OF TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS AT HANYANG PRISON, HUBEI PROVINCE
Amnesty International has documented many cases in which prisoners who were jailed for their activities during the 1989 pro-democracy movement are alleged to have been subjected to torture and other forms of ill-treatment while held in detention centres, prisons or labour camps. Many such cases, concerning prisoners held in different provinces, were described in detail by Amnesty International in documents it has published during the past two years[1] . Many of the reports of torture received by Amnesty International describe the same patterns of ill-treatment, though the methods and severity of torture and ill-treatment may vary in different places of detention and regions. These reports also indicate that, in some prisons and labour camps, prisoners jailed during the 1989 crackdown were singled out for particularly harsh treatment.
The attached document makes similar allegations. It is the text of an appeal received by Amnesty International, signed in the name of political prisoners held at Hanyang prison, in Hubei province, alleging that they have been frequently beaten and subjected to other abuse by both prison officers and criminal prisoners entrusted by the prison authorities to supervise them. The appeal describes harsh conditions of detention and forced labour carried out in conditions which amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
A translated extract of the appeal, which is dated March 1993, is attached. It includes a list of political prisoners reported to have been held at Hanyang prison after June 1989 which is also attached. The text of the appeal has been provided to Amnesty International by a reliable source and the general description it gives of the treatment of prisoners at Hanyang prison has been confirmed by other sources.
The prison, though referred to here as Hanyang prison, is the Hubei Provincial No.1 Reform Through Labour Detachment, a labour camp covering several square kilometres. It is located in the Caidian district of Hanyang city, near Wuhan, the provincial capital of Hubei.
According to the appeal, over 40 prisoners jailed in Hubei province during the crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy movement were transferred to this prison from various places of detention in the province during the two years which followed the crackdown. About half of them were convicted of "counter-revolutionary" (political) offences under China's Criminal Law, while the other half were convicted of criminal offences such as "disturbing public order" and "hindering traffic" for their activities during the 1989 protests. The latter were given heavy sentences, including in some cases life imprisonment and the death penalty with a two-year reprieve of execution. Those convicted of "counter-revolutionary" offences received sentences ranging from 2 to 13 years' imprisonment. Fourteen of the latter are presumed or known to have by now been released, while the others are believed to be still held.
The prisoners' appeal cites specific incidents in late 1990 and 1991 when several political prisoners were tortured, in one case at the whim of a guard, in other cases as a punishment because they protested about their conditions of detention or the treatment of other prisoners. The prisoners alleged to have been tortured in these incidents are Ye Youwen, Pan Huijia, Lu Xiangwen, Sun Sanbao, Jiang Pingzhao, Lin Zhiyong and Feng Haiguang (see attached list of prisoners for details).
According to the appeal, Feng Haiguang, a worker aged 24, was subjected to particularly brutal treatment: on 22 August 1991, he was beaten and whipped for some eight hours, as a result of which his body became swollen and covered with bruises, his front teeth became loose, his legs were so swollen that he was unable to walk, and he could not sit straight due to whipping on his back. He was subsequently put in solitary confinement and subjected to more beatings because he refused to "submit"; as a result of these beatings he sustained more than 30 separate wounds and serious swelling and bruises, including wounds on his back and hips which had not yet healed three weeks later.
The appeal also cites the case of prisoners who were denied medical care when seriously ill or who became mentally disturbed due to conditions of detention. It gives a harrowing account of the treatment of prisoners, describing how they are frequently beaten and punished, undernourished and forced to carry out heavy labour, seven days a week, in conditions which amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
According to the account, a group of political prisoners in the eighth brigade were at some stage put to work in a workshop making polythene products. The appeal describes how they worked, during the hot summer as in winter alike, soaked with sweat due to the high temperature and breathing poisonous gases and dust, constantly turning hot plastic products over a fire which could reach up to 180 degrees centigrade. They wore rubber gloves which were insufficient to protect them and all had large blisters on their hands. They worked in these conditions eight hours a day every day, without any day of rest, and often also had to work at night, the appeal says.
Amnesty International is deeply concerned by the allegations of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners and by the description of prison conditions given in this report.
Amnesty International calls on the Chinese Government to launch an impartial enquiry into the specific allegations of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners made in this report, and into the general conditions and treatment of prisoners at Hanyang prison. It further urges the government to ensure that the enquiry be conducted by an independent authority, not involved in the process of arrest, detention, or prosecution of offenders in the area where the prison is located; to take measures to protect the prisoners alleged to have been ill-treated, and any witnesses, against any possible coercion, pressure or retaliation; to bring to justice any official alleged to have used or condoned torture, and to make the result of the investigation public.
Appeal from Political Prisoners at Hanyang Prison
[Extracts translated by Amnesty International]
"Conditions of Political Prisoners at Hanyang Prison in Hubei Province.
"Treatment of political prisoners in Hanyang Prison compares badly even to other prisons in China. Prisoners are subject to physical abuse, given poor-quality food and denied adequate medical treatment. For breakfast the prison authorities provide about 50 grams of bread and some rice gruel; lunch and supper consist of 150 grams of rice and a bowl of thin soup. The small quantity and poor quality of the food, on which prisoners are forced to do eight hours heavy labour each day, means that many of us are suffering serious health problems. Our faces have turned yellow and our bodies are thin and weak. Those who were ill before they went to prison and those who have caught infections in prison suffer physically and psychologically. They have not been given the necessary medical treatment, and struggle on at the brink of death.
"Shi Hanlin, a political prisoner, who was seriously ill before he was arrested, has not received any medical treatment at all. After suffering several interrogations and severe beatings, on top of long hours working in the prison factory, he eventually collapsed at his workbench. Later he suffered from edema, his face was grey and drained of colour. Despite his serious condition, no medical care was provided, and the prison guards claimed that Shi Hanlin was feigning illness to escape work.
"Sun Sanbao, who was sentenced to 8 years, was a strong worker before his arrest, but is now suffering from arthritis in his legs having been held for a long period in extremely harsh conditions in a detention centre. After his transfer to the labour camp [Hanyang prison], he received no medical treatment. He is not only required to do the same work as ordinary prisoners, but also is forced to do the heaviest jobs. This cruel treatment has worsened his illness. His legs are stiff and even walking is difficult for him, but he is still forced to do such heavy work as load-carrying. We have protested to the prison authorities about these various forms of illegal mistreatment of prisoners.
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