各國政府對曹順利之死的反應

2014年3月14日—英國對人權捍衛者曹順利的去世表示哀悼 [1]

英國呼籲中國政府允許所有羈押人員得到適當的醫務治療。

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—加拿大對中國人權活動家的去世表示哀悼 [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—歐盟外交和安全事務高級代表凱瑟琳•阿什頓有關中國維權人士曹順利女士逝世的聲明 [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—中國維權人士曹順利去世 [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—人權專員施特雷瑟對中國人權活動人士曹順利死亡的悼念聲明 [6]（英文）

德國駐華使領館就中國民權活動人士曹順利去世發表聲明 [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—摘自希臘大使、常駐歐盟代表亞歷山德羅斯∙亞歷山德瑞斯代表歐盟向聯合國人權理事會第25屆會議提交的報告 [8]

歐盟主席亞歷山德羅斯∙亞歷山德瑞斯（希臘）在聯合國人權理事會第25屆會議關於要求理事會關注的人權狀況的一般性辯論（第4項）會議上遞交的報告 [9]中，強調了歐盟關注的幾種情況，包括“一個當前令人不安的現象，即發生在全球範圍內、（一些政府）在網上和網下極力擴大限制、懲罰和阻止維權人士和民間社會組織自由行動的現象”。

歐盟在所指出的中國“嚴重侵犯人權”的現像中，特別提到曹順利的死亡事件：

< em>“歐盟對上星期中國維權人士曹順利女士的去世深感震驚和悲痛。曹順利女士因支持獨立的民間社會參與撰寫中國提交給聯合國普遍定期審議機制的國家人權報告被羈押幾個月。我們向曹女士表達我們的敬意，並提醒：她的案件只是中國對維權人士進行的大量審判、定罪、拘留和軟禁以及對其家人進行的騷擾案件之一。諾貝爾和平獎獲得者劉曉波和新公民運動的成員許志永因其和平地倡導社會正義被羈押；還有其他人，像伊力哈木•土赫提因和平地促進少數民族的人權而被羈押。我們也關注著名維權人士親屬的健康狀況，如劉霞和陳克貴。歐盟認為，那些是嚴重侵犯人權的行為，違反了一個人權理事會成員所做的承諾和職責。 ”

2014年3月20日—摘自美國代表在聯合國通過對中國的普遍定期審議報告時提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [10]

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—摘自德國代表在聯合國通過對中國的普遍定期審議報告時提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [10]

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—摘自愛爾蘭代表在聯合國通過對中國的普遍定期審議報告時提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [10]

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—摘自英國代表在聯合國普遍定期審議進行一般性辯論期間提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [11]

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—摘自希臘大使、常駐歐盟代表亞歷山德羅斯∙亞歷山德瑞斯代表歐盟在聯合國普遍定期審議進行一般性辯論期間提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [12]

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—摘自捷克代表在聯合國普遍定期審議進行一般性辯論期間提交的報告（第25屆人權理事會例會，第41次會議） [13]

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.