Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center
Location within Guangdong Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center (China) | |
| Location | No. 9 Shi Gang Bei Jie, Chatou, Guanghai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong |
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| Coordinates | 23°11′32″N 113°13′03″E / 23.192256°N 113.217558°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Managed by | Guangdong Prison Administrative Bureau |
| Postal code | 510430 |
| Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center | |||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州第一看守所 | ||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州第一看守所 | ||
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Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center(Chinese: 广州第一看守所)includes the Women's Detention Center. It also used to be the former Baiyun Detention Center
Organizational Structure
The total construction area of the prison is approximately 94,816 square meters. The main facilities include: housing for detainees, offices and administrative areas for case handling, residential and administrative buildings for police officers, buildings for the procuratorate and court, auxiliary facilities, accommodations for the armed police, an outdoor training ground for the armed police, an outdoor parking lot, guard towers, and the perimeter wall of the prison area. [1]
Controversies
Political Imprisonment and Arbitrary Detention
China's prison system has been widely criticized by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and the United Nations, for its treatment of political activists, human rights lawyers, journalists, and civil society actors. A common charge used against such individuals is "inciting subversion of state power", which is broadly defined and used to silence dissent.[2]
Ill-Treatment and Medical Neglect
The detainees have been subjected to ill-treatment during their detention, leading to a serious deterioration of their health. There are consistent reports of the systematic denial of medical care for political prisoners. One detainee’s health significantly worsened during solitary confinement and prolonged interrogations. Despite repeated appeals from family members, the authorities failed to provide appropriate medical treatment or allow the delivery of essential medication.[2]
Notable Inmates
- Sophia Huang Xueqin(Chinese: 黃雪琴)[3] - Women's rights activist.
- Wang Jianbing(Chinese: 王建兵)[4] - Labour activist.
- Guo Feixiong(Chinese: 郭飞雄)[5] - Human rights lawyer.[6][7]
- Tang Jingling(Chinese: 唐荆陵) - Lawyer and civil rights defender.[8]
- Zeng Feiyang(Chinese: 曾飞洋) - The director of the labor NGO'Panyu Migrant Workers Center'.[9] [10]
- Wang Qingying(Chinese: 王清营) - Rights activist. [11]
See also
References
- ^ 广州市发展和改革委员会关于广州市第一看守所(迁建项目)可行性研究报告的复函 [Reply from the Guangzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission on the Feasibility Study Report for the Relocation Project of the Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center].
- ^ a b "China: Authorities must ensure labour activist's Wang Jianbing's full freedom after unjust imprisonment".
- ^ The International Women's Media Foundation (June 27, 2022). "IWMF Announces 2022 Courage in Journalism Award Winners". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "China: 'malicious' conviction of #MeToo and labour activists shows Beijing's growing fear of dissent".
- ^ "Fears grow for Guo Feixiong, on hunger strike in Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center".
- ^ "RSF urges for release of Chinese political commentator on hunger strike, at risk of dying in detention".
- ^ "Torture: Yang Maodong" (PDF).
- ^ "China Moves Ahead With Trials of Two Rights Lawyers".
- ^ "Guangzhou labour activists arrested en masse".
- ^ "WORKER RIGHTS" (PDF).
- ^ 穗三维权者以“煽动颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 [Three rights activists in Guangzhou arrested for "inciting subversion of state power"].
External links
- Official website (not secure)