Excerpted from Reuters:
"In the midst of a national disaster, Huang Qi acted as a concerned citizen," Sharon Hom, executive director of New York-based Human Rights in China, said in a statement.
"He sought to understand the situation and traveled to the disaster areas on numerous occasions to provide aid to the disaster victims. In this critical time ... the authorities should be welcoming the mobilization of the whole society to act together to address the urgent needs of the victims," Hom said.
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- Press Release:
Rights Activist Huang Qi Detained on Suspicion of Holding State Secrets - Press Release:
Human Rights in China Condemns the Detention of Huang Qi by Police in Chengdu - HRIC Report:
State Secrets: China’s Legal Labyrinth, June 12, 2007,
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/41421 - HRIC Press Release:
HRIC Deplores Intimidation of Rights Activists Ahead of U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights