歐洲議會表彰入獄的中國異議人士

歐洲議會表彰入獄的中國異議人士

24 October 2008

目前人在監獄中服刑的中國知名環境與人權異議人士胡佳獲得歐洲議會頒授沙卡洛夫思想自由獎。

胡佳是北京基層關懷愛滋家庭中兒童團體愛源的創辦人之一。胡家以及他的妻子曾金燕定期的向海外新聞工作者及人權組織告知在中國所發生的虐待事件

胡佳以煽動顛覆之罪於2008年4月3日被判刑入獄3年半‚他目前在北京市監獄服刑。他的家人擔心他的肝病在獄中未能得到適當治療‚然而有關當局卻拒絕他保外就醫的申請。

曾金燕以及其11個月大的女兒仍然在部署於其住處附近的警方之密集監控中‚ 使其訪客受到限制並在其外出時跟蹤。在奧運期間‚ 胡家也被移至北京郊外。

國際特赦組織認為胡佳是一個良心犯並要求立即且無條件的釋放他‚ 以及停止對其妻子與女兒的騷擾。國際特赦組織也稱胡佳所獲得的獎項為對胡佳之貢獻的重要肯定。

　胡佳所得的獎強調了中國所有站起來反對人權侵害異議人士的成就。

European Parliament honours jailed Chinese activist

Imprisoned Chinese activist Hu Jia has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament. Hu Jia is one of China’s best-known environment and human rights activists.

He was one of the founders of the Beijing-based HIV/AIDS organization Loving Source, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping children from AIDS families. Together with his wife, Zeng Jinyan, he regularly informed overseas journalists and human rights organisations of abuses taking place in China.

Hu Jia was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on 3 April 2008 for "inciting subversion". Hu Jia is serving his sentence in Beijing City prison. His family is concerned that he is not receiving adequate treatment in prison for his liver disease but the authorities rejected an application for his release on medical parole.

Zeng Jinyan and the couple's 11-month-old daughter remain under tight police surveillance with officers stationed outside their home, limiting their visitors and following them when they go out. For the duration of the Olympic Games, they were moved outside Beijing.

Amnesty International considers Hu Jia a prisoner of conscience and has demanded his immediate and unconditional release and the end of harassment of his wife and their daughter. The organisation called the awarding of the prize a significant acknowledgement of the work of Hu Jia.

The award highlights the work of all activists in China who stand up against human rights abuses