LEE MING-CHE'S WIFE PLANS TO TRAVEL TO BEIJING|李明哲被中國拘捕 妻子將親赴北京救人

The former Democratic Progressive Party worker and NGO worker Lee Ming-che was arrested by China on grounds of being 'harmful to national security'. On March 31 Lee's wife held a press conference and said she will go to Beijing to rescue her husband in person. There are over 20 civil rights groups in Taiwan that have asked the Chinese government to release Lee. ==NS== Human rights! Min-che is innocent! On the morning of April 1, over 20 civil rights groups held a joint media conference for NGOs to support the detained former Democratic Progressive Party worker and NGO worker Lee Ming-che. They also appealed to other countries to assist and urged the Chinese government to release him. ==HSU WEI-CHUN Exec Committee, Civil Movement for Constitutional Reform== We call on all NGOs to save Lee Min-che, and urge other countries to recognise China's violation of human rights and put international pressure on China. Lee shared his experience of democracy with Chinese friends over a long period. When he traveled to China on March 19 he was detained by authorities for activities deemed 'harmful to national security'. This is the first case of detention and arrest of a Taiwan NGO. The Taiwan Association of University Professors said that this detention was a form of warning from the Chinese government to Taiwanese that they could also be detained, if they acted in the same way as Lee. ==LING HSIU-HSIN President, Taiwan Association of University Professors== We express support and concern for him. We believe that his arrest is a form of coercion to warn Taiwanese. The effect of Lee's arrest should not be underestimated. Lee Ming-che's wife decided to travel to Beijing to bring her husband home. Civil rights groups made a number of demands, including that the Chinese government notify them of where Lee is detained, assure them that his not being abused, allow him to meet with family and lawyers and release him. TRANSLATED BY：EMA FU 台灣NGO工作者、前民進黨黨工--李明哲，被中國以「危害國家安全」之名拘捕。李明哲的太太昨天舉行記者會,表示要親自去北京營救他先生,今天則有超過20個台灣公民團體一起站出來，要求中國釋放李明哲，也要中國不要忽視李明哲效應. 超過20個台灣公民團體、上午一同舉行記者會，聲援台灣非營利組織工作者、前民進黨黨工李明哲，要求中國釋放李明哲，也呼籲各國NGO共同救援李明哲 ==公民憲政推動聯盟執行委員 徐偉群== 我們呼籲除了各國NGO 共同救援李明哲 也呼籲國際間各國政府 應該正視中國侵犯人權的行徑 以國際的力量 對中國政府施壓 李明哲因長期和中國友人分享台灣民主經驗，3月19赴中國後被中國依「危害國家安全」之名拘捕，因為這是第一起、台灣NGO工作者的拘捕和羈押，台灣教授協會認為，中國等於在告訴台灣人，大家都是潛在的被逮捕者，要中國不要忽視李明哲效應. ==台灣教授協會會長 林秀幸== 我們會聲援他 我們關心他 我們認為逮捕他 就是綁架整個台灣的民心 所以不要低估李明哲的效應 李明哲的太太表示近日將親自去北京營救先生，民間團體對此,也再向北京當局喊話，要求中國儘速釋放李明哲,並立即公開關押地點,以及確保李明哲不受酷刑虐待,要求家屬接見、律師接見等多項訴求. 記者許恆慈 彭耀祖 台北