The following report comes from Rev. Bob Fu, Director of China Aid of his experience as he spoke at UNCHR General Assembly on Religious Intolerance. 

 
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  During his speech on April 5, 2005 at the General Assembly on Religious Intolerance in Geneva, United Nations, Rev. Bob Fu, Director of China Aid, displayed and demonstrated an electric-shock baton smuggled out of China recently. It was made in China and used by the Chinese police and interrogators to torture religious victims. However, the Chinese delegate immediately registered a complaint to UNCHR that the electric baton made them “feel threatened”. Then both Rev. Bob Fu’s UN badge and the electric baton were taken away by the UN security officials without giving any explanation. Rev. Fu was ordered to leave the UN complex immediately. At the same time, according to those who were present there, for about an hour, China used the plenary floor and attacked "A Woman’s Voice International" and threatening to shut up all the NGOs. China demands an apology from AWVI and Bob Fu.
 

For the first time in the history of the United Nations, the oppressed Chinese House Church leader spoke to the general assembly of the UNCHR in the UN headquarters in Geneva. Sponsored by "A Woman’s Voice International," Bob Fu made the intervention speech at the plenary floor by highlighting three major cases of religious intolerance and torture in China.

 

Pastor Cai Zhuohua from Beijing, was arrested September 11, 2004, by National Security operatives, for printing “illegal religious literature.” Cai’s wife, Xiao Yunfei was also arrested November 27, 2004. According to a recently released fellow inmate, Pastor Cai was repeatedly tortured by electric shocks and was forced to falsely confess, which could lead to a ten to fifteen year prison sentence under the current criminal code. The Chinese government has repeatedly threatened his attorney not to defend him.

Pastor Gong Shengliang was sentenced to life in prison October 10, 2002, by the Court Hubei Province. He is now being held at Section Four, Te Yi Hao, Miaoshan Development Zone, Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. This case involved the arrest and sentencing of many women of Pastor Gong’s church who were tortured into falsely accusing Gong of rape. According to eyewitness reports, Gong’s mental and physical health has suffered due to the harsh treatment in prison.

 

Mr. Chen Jingmao, age 74, of Chongqing City, was sentenced October 10, 2002, to four years in prison for sending his granddaughter to a Bible class training school. Chen is now being held in Sanxia Prison, Chongqing City. He is reported to be in very poor health and will die in prison if he is not released soon.
 

CAA states that though China has amended its constitution to protect human rights, these three cases exemplify both the arbitrary nature of what passes for justice in the People’s Republic of China and the sad state of religious freedom there. Please join in prayer for the protection of these Christians imprisoned for their faith.