各国政府对曹顺利之死的反应

2014年3月14日—英国对人权捍卫者曹顺利的去世表示哀悼 [1]

英国呼吁中国政府允许所有羁押人员得到适当的医务治疗。

We are saddened to hear that Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli has died in detention, after she was reportedly denied medical treatment for serious illness. Ms Cao was a courageous activist who pressed for independent civil society involvement in China’s Universal Periodic Review process, and was detained in September 2013.

Members of the Human Rights Council are bound to uphold and promote the highest standards of human rights. We strongly urge the Chinese authorities to ensure all detainees have access to adequate medical care, and to release all those detained for exercising their constitutional rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.

2014年3月15日—加拿大对中国人权活动家的去世表示哀悼 [2]（英文）

The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, issued the following statement:

Canada is saddened and concerned by reports that Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli passed away on March 14. We send our condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.

Cao Shunli worked tirelessly and peacefully over the years to request that her government allow the public to participate in preparations for the review of China’s human rights record at the United Nations.

Her arrest last year and subsequent death is disturbing, and we call on the Government of China to fully respect the human rights of all Chinese citizens.

2014年3月15日—欧盟外交和安全事务高级代表凯瑟琳•阿什顿有关中国维权人士曹顺利女士逝世的声明 [3]

I am deeply saddened by the death of Ms Cao Shunli. She had campaigned peacefully for the full participation of independent civil society organisations in the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process and was due to travel to Geneva when she disappeared, and was subsequently arrested and put in detention, although never indicted. As her health seriously deteriorated, she was finally transferred to a military hospital where she died on 14 March 2014.

The EU would like to pay tribute to Ms Cao Shunli's engagement and recall the EU's attachment to the full participation of independent civil society organisations in the Universal Periodic Review process.

The EU also reaffirms its call on China to implement the announcements made at the last Third Plenum Central Committee of the 18th Chinese Communist Party, as well as the pledges before the Human Rights Council, by releasing all those imprisoned or detained for the peaceful expression of their views.

See Chinese [4]

2014年3月15日—中国维权人士曹顺利去世 [5]（英文）

Press Statement by Jen Psaki, U.S. State Department spokesperson:

The United States is deeply disturbed by reports that rights activist Cao Shunli has passed away at a hospital in Beijing. We offer our condolences to her family.

Chinese authorities detained Cao Shunli in Beijing on September 14 while she was on her way to participate in civil society meetings in preparation for China’s Universal Periodic Review last October. We have repeatedly raised our concerns about Cao Shunli’s detention, including her deteriorating health, with Chinese authorities.

We continue to be concerned about the human rights situation in China and will continue to urge Chinese authorities to guarantee all Chinese citizens the protections and freedoms to which they are entitled under China's international human rights commitments.

2014年3月17日—人权专员施特雷瑟对中国人权活动人士曹顺利死亡的悼念声明 [6]（英文）

德国驻华使领馆就中国民权活动人士曹顺利去世发表声明 [7]

I am deeply saddened by the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli. She was a courageous champion of an independent civil society in China. The German Government and the EU repeatedly urged – unfortunately without success – that the imprisoned Cao Shunli, who was seriously ill, be given medical treatment.

I appeal to China – a member of the UN Human Rights Council – to respect human rights standards and to allow civil society to participate in the process of country reviews. I also call upon China to ensure medical care for prisoners and not use it as a means to exert pressure on them or their families.

See Chinese [7]

2014年3月18日—摘自希腊大使、常驻欧盟代表亚历山德罗斯∙亚历山德瑞斯代表欧盟向联合国人权理事会第25届会议提交的报告 [8]

欧盟主席亚历山德罗斯∙亚历山德瑞斯（希腊）在联合国人权理事会第25届会议关于要求理事会关注的人权状况的一般性辩论（第4项）会议上递交的报告 [8]中，强调了欧盟关注的几种情况，包括“一个当前令人不安的现象，即发生在全球范围内、（一些政府）在网上和网下极力扩大限制、惩罚和阻止维权人士和民间社会组织自由行动的现象”。

欧盟在所指出的中国“严重侵犯人权”的现象中，特别提到曹顺利的死亡事件：

“欧盟对上星期中国维权人士曹顺利女士的去世深感震惊和悲痛。曹顺利女士因支持独立的民间社会参与撰写中国提交给联合国普遍定期审议机制的国家人权报告被羁押几个月。我们向曹女士表达我们的敬意，并提醒：她的案件只是中国对维权人士进行的大量审判、定罪、拘留和软禁以及对其家人进行的骚扰案件之一。诺贝尔和平奖获得者刘晓波和新公民运动的成员许志永因其和平地倡导社会正义被羁押；还有其他人，像伊力哈木•土赫提因和平地促进少数民族的人权而被羁押。我们也关注著名维权人士亲属的健康状况，如刘霞和陈克贵。欧盟认为，那些是严重侵犯人权的行为，违反了一个人权理事会成员所做的承诺和职责。”

2014年3月20日—摘自美国代表在联合国通过对中国的普遍定期审议报告时提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [9]

Finally, we are concerned that China refuses to cooperate with Civil Society in the UPR process. We note with profound sadness the recent death of Cao Shunli, a civil society leader who sought to engage the Chinese government on these issues and was detained for her efforts. Thank you.

2014年3月20日—摘自德国代表在联合国通过对中国的普遍定期审议报告时提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [9]

Germany is deeply troubled that the UPR of China is overshadowed by the death of Mrs. Cao Shunli, who was recently detained and later formally arrested when she attempted to travel from Beijing to Geneva in September 2013 to take part in a meeting preparing for this particular UPR of China. She is reported to have died because she was denied medical treatment for months during her incarceration.

Participation of Civil Society is part and parcel of this UPR process. China has accepted to refrain from impeding Civil Society and has forcefully asserted that there is no issue of suppressing Human Rights Defenders in China. For taking this engagement seriously, Mrs. Cao Shunli has paid with her life. Germany urges China to establish the circumstances of the death of Mrs. Cao Shunli and bring those to justice who have been involved in her secret detention and decease. We also urge China to live up to its commitment to ensure unimpeded participation of Civil Society in the UPR as well as in public life in China.

2014年3月20日—摘自爱尔兰代表在联合国通过对中国的普遍定期审议报告时提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [9]

At the same time, we express deep concern about the fact that a well-known Chinese human rights defender, Mrs. Cao Shunli, was detained by police at Beijing airport in September while on her way to Geneva to attend a training exercise connected with the UPR of China and we’re very disturbed to hear that she recently died in China after her health deteriorated while in custody.

We recall that Civil Society is assigned an important role in the UPR process by this council’s resolution 5/1 and other relevant documents and call on China as we do on others to respect this and to ensure unhindered access to and communication with international bodies, in particular the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of Human Rights, including this council and the UPR. We continue to count on constructive cooperation with China as members of the Human Rights Council to promote and protect human rights in throughout both of our countries and the world.

2014年3月20日—摘自英国代表在联合国普遍定期审议进行一般性辩论期间提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [10]

The UK was deeply saddened by the death of UPR activist Cao Shunli on 14 March, six months after she was detained at Beijing airport en route to Geneva. Ms Cao was reportedly denied access to adequate medical care in detention for serious health problems including tuberculosis and liver disease.

We continue to urge the Chinese authorities to ensure all detainees have access to adequate medical care, and to release all those detained for exercising their Constitutional rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. We also call on the relevant authorities to ensure that there is a timely, transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances leading to Cao’s death.

2014年3月21日—摘自希腊大使、常驻欧盟代表亚历山德罗斯∙亚历山德瑞斯代表欧盟在联合国普遍定期审议进行一般性辩论期间提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [11]

The European Union expresses its appreciation regarding the active role and engagement of civil society organisations and groups at different phases of the UPR, both in States under Review and in Geneva. The UPR would not be able to give a comprehensive picture without abundant information provided by the stakeholders on each State´s fulfilment of its international human rights obligations and commitments.

In this vein, we condemn all acts of intimidation or reprisals towards individuals and groups who cooperate, have cooperated or seek to cooperate with the UN. In this context, the EU would like to pay tribute to the memory of a human rights defender Cao Shunli who was prevented from coming to Geneva and died last Friday as a result of several months of detention and insufficient medical care, which, as underscored by Special Procedures, is a tragic example of reprisal for cooperation with the UN. We urge all States to refrain from such actions that infringe the universality of the UPR process.

2014年3月21日—摘自捷克代表在联合国普遍定期审议进行一般性辩论期间提交的报告（第25届人权理事会例会，第41次会议） [12]

There have even been reported cases of persecution, harassment and criminalization of people involved in the UPR or interested in the mechanism. Some human rights defenders were arrested apparently for the sole reason of striving peacefully for the improvement of human rights situations in their own countries. In this regard, we have been appalled by the harassment, arrest and the recent death in jail of Ms. Cao Shunli, a human rights defender who had peacefully strived to engage in the UPR mechanism. We express our condolences to Ms. Cao Shunli’s family and call for a prompt and independent investigation of her death.

Mr. President,

The case of Ms. Cao Shunli and other cases of attacks against those cooperating with the United Nations, including the UPR, are highly disturbing. We call for the preservation of the openness of the UPR process and for putting an end to any form of reprisals. All people jailed for being active in the UPR process should be released without delay.