案历：刘杰
人权捍卫者刘杰女士已在2017年10月因肺癌病逝,在上一次(2013年)被以"诽谤罪"判刑18个月期间她已经被确诊癌症.2016年2月,刘杰和丈夫曾经尝试去北京治病,后来一直处于当局严格的监管中.前线卫士与刘杰的同仁,朋友一道在此向这位来自中国黑龙江省致力于公民权利倡导的勇士致以崇高敬意.
刘杰是黑龙江省的人权捍卫者。二十多年来，她一直呼吁中国政府进行法律和政治改革。当边缘群体的权利受到侵犯时，她协助他们寻求公正。她曾组织和培训了许多人向政府上访，要求赔偿，同时为农民工游说。她还发起请愿活动，并在政府年度会议召开之前，提交请愿书，要求更大的政治自由和法律改革。她广泛宣传废除劳教制度，这个制度允许警方在未经审判的情况下，直接将羁押人送进劳教所，关押并强迫劳动长达三年。 由于这些活动，她多次受到拘留和虐待。
2016年3月18日，人权捍卫者刘杰女士被黑龙江北安市当局处以行政拘留十日。据报道，刘杰身患重病，急需特殊医疗护理。自2016年2月27日以来，她和丈夫付景江先生一直被拘留。
2016年3月18日，刘杰家人收到拘留通知书，通知书上说刘杰已被处以十日行政拘留，日期从2016年3月18日至3月28日。她的丈夫付景江同天从羁押状态下被释放。2016年2月27日，刘杰夫妇在哈尔滨火车站前的一家宾馆，被逊克农场公安局和北安农垦局抓捕，当时他们正准备前往北京，为刘杰在北京大学肿瘤医院寻求治疗。
他们被带到北安市人民医院关押起来，受到全天24小时看守，他们的对外联系被切断，直到2016年3月10日，付景江借用一位陌生人的电话，通知家人他们被关押的地点以及刘杰的状况。据报道，尽管刘杰一直咳血，但是当局拒绝了刘杰提出转移到北京医院寻求专家治疗的要求。2015年初刘杰被诊断出患有癌症，当时她被以“诽谤罪”定罪，正在服18个月的徒刑，但她被拒保外就医。2015年2月获释后，刘杰去北京大学肿瘤医院看了几次病。
2007年11月，刘杰被判劳动教养18个月，在此期间，由于遭受殴打和酷刑，她的健康状况大为恶化。她的眼睛被警察殴打致伤，在羁押期间又没有得到治疗，释放时，刘杰处于半盲状态。此后，她频繁被拘留，受到骚扰、监视和殴打。前线卫士组织对刘杰继续被羁押表示关注，特别是她健康状况堪忧，急需特别医疗护理和治疗。前线卫士认为对她的羁押完全是由于她从事合法且和平的人权工作。
前线卫士敦促中国当局：
1.立即无条件释放刘杰，前线卫士认为，对她的监禁完全是由于刘杰以合法且和平的方式捍卫了人权;
2.立即采取措施，保证刘杰得到与其健康状况相符的医疗护理和治疗;
3. 保障在任何情况下，中国所有人权捍卫者能够从事其合法的人权活动，免于报复的恐惧，也不受任何限制。
On 15 August 2008, Liu Jie was physically assaulted by a guard whom she had confronted about the ill-treatment of a fellow detainee in Harbin Drug Rehabilitation Centre. As Liu Jie had pushed the guard in self-defence while he was beating her, she was accused of attacking a member of staff. Liu Jie was then made to sit on an apparatus known as a 'Tiger Bench', which forced her to sit upright on a long bench with her hands tied behind her back, her thighs tied to the bench, and her feet raised off the floor by bricks under her feet, thus exerting extreme pressure on her knees and causing great pain. Liu Jie was previously forced to sit on a Tiger Bench for seven consecutive days.
Liu Jie was originally sentenced to 18 months in the RTL camp on 12 November 2007, for “instigating trouble” and “disturbing social order” for her role in organising a public letter signed by 12,150 petitioners in favour of political and legal reforms in China. Since her arrest on 11 October 2007, Liu Jie's health, particularly her eyesight, has deteriorated significantly, reportedly as a result of beatings sustained while in detention, which have exacerbated her poor vision. Following a medical examination on 20 December 2007, doctors stated that Liu Jie would go blind if she did not receive adequate medical treatment. This treatment is reportedly only available in Beijing, but the requests made by Liu Jie and her family to receive it have reportedly not been responded to. In addition to her rapidly deteriorating eyesight, Liu Jie also suffers from Cholecystitis and a heart condition.
Front Line believes that Liu Jie has been targeted as a result of her legitimate work in the defence of human rights, in particular her work to defend the rights of rural communities in China. In light of these reports of renewed torture and her deteriorating health, Front Line is particularly concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of Liu Jie.
Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender Liu Jie has been tortured during her re-education through labour (RTL). Liu Jie is a defender of human rights in rural communities who has campaigned for political and legal reforms in China.
On 22 May 2008, Liu Jie was transferred from Qiqihar RTL camp to Harbin Drug Rehabilitation Centre where she has reportedly been tortured. The form of torture performed on Liu Jie is known as the “Tiger Bench”. She has been forced to sit upright on a long bench with her hands tied behind her back, her thighs tied to the bench, and her feet raised off the floor by bricks under her feet. This exerts extreme strain on her knees and causes great pain. Liu Jie was allegedly subjected to this form of torture for 5 consecutive days.
Liu Jie was transferred to the rehabilitation centre after protesting about the conditions under which she and other detainees were kept in Qiqihar RTL camp. There they are said to have worked for fourteen hours per day to make crafts with poisonous chemical dye which stained their hands. Torture in the rehabilitation centre was allegedly carried out to instill discipline in new detainees. On 12 November 2007, Liu Jie was originally sent to the RTL camp for “instigating trouble” and “disturbing social order” after having organised a public letter signed by 12,150 petitioners in favour of political and legal reforms in China.
Front Line believes that Liu Jie has been targeted as a result of her legitimate work in the defence of human rights, in particular her work to defend the rights of rural communities in China. Front Line is concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of Liu Jie.
