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BEIJING—The Chinese communist regime arrested several hundred Chinese citizens gathered in front of China’s State Council Information Office to submit various human rights petitions to the authorities on January 14.
Authorities sent the detained petitioners to Majialou, a notorious detention center in Beijing. This action comes on the heels of the regime’s announcement of drawing up “National Human Rights Action Plans” less than 2 months ago.
On November 4, 2008 China’s Communist regime announced their intention to have the State Council Information Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs head the effort to draw up the plans which are supposed to, according to state media, “involve practical measures aimed to advance human rights and promote social harmony.”
Members of China’s various ethnic and religious groups hope to participate in this plan in accordance with international custom. They sent out nearly a thousand human rights surveys and received active responses.
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On December 10, World International Human Rights Day, the representatives of China’s vulnerable groups submitted a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to officially apply for the right to participate in the Action Plan. 3 out of 5 of the representatives were detained by the state as a result (full story can be found here).
Zhao Guoli, a Shenzhen resident who is one of the arrested petitioners, told reporters that some of them were on their knees begging and crying in their attempts to get justice from the regime. According to Zhao, approximately an hour later roughly 100 police officers arrived on scene and immediately cordoned off the area while all the nearby streets were blockaded by police cars and police busses. The petitioners were dispersed by noon.
Another petitioner, Cao Shunli was warned by the police not to go to the Information Office in the morning. She was taken away by the police at around 10:40 am.
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【大纪元1月14日讯】(大纪元记者古清儿采访报导)今天早上9点半左右，来自全国各地的数百位访民聚集在中共国务院新闻办门前，准备向当局递交人权材料，当局派出大批警察驱赶民众，抓了好几车访民送马家楼，现场有外国媒体到场采访。其中北京公民曹顺利被抓到北京安定门派出所。
去年世界国际人权日当天，中国弱势群体代表向外交部递交一封《北京维权者给外交部的一封信》，就外交部《国家人权行动计划》提出建议申请书，近日外交部回函表示此事由中共国务院新闻署负责。
今天早上，来自全国各地的访民聚集中共国务院新闻办门前，北京访民李先生说:“估计来了350人左右，就是为了《国家人权行动计划》，我们弱势群体要求也希望参与这个计划的制定，现场来了十二、三辆警车，有七、八十位访民被送进马家楼。”
今天在中共国务院新闻办门前，有外国记者到现场采访。被抓到马家楼的深圳访民赵国莉说：“那些访民拿着状纸，跪在那里哭、磕头，就是要解决冤案、要人权。有外国记者在场录像，大家站了一个多小时，最后警察来了，把这些人带到马家楼，有些访民不愿意上车，也被警察强行拉上车。”
当局派出大批警察赶到现场，立即拉开警戒线，同时开来几辆大公交车，停在新闻办的路旁，朝内大街二旁停满了警车，造成附近道路交通大堵塞。在中午12点左右，来了近百个警察戒备，将全部访民驱散。
今天早上，曹顺利就受到北京警察警告，不准她到中共国务院新闻办，遭到她的拒绝。早上10：40分左右，她在新闻办的传达室被警方抓走。
据国内新华网报导，中共当局未来两年决定制定首部《国家人权行动计划》。该计划内容提到：将通过全面系统地制定、落实、促进和保障人权的工作目标及措施，进一步改善中国人权状况，全面推进中国人权事业发展，促进社会和谐。
由于当局推动这个计划，中国的弱势群体也希望参与这个计划的制定，访民搞了一个人权调查，据悉，发出了近千份调查表，并得到访民的积极回应。访民要求按照国际惯例，弱势群体也应该允许参与。
但对于访民的诉求，当局采取打压政策，2008年12月10日，有五个访民代表弱势群体向外交部递交请愿信后，其中有三位代表被治安拘留。
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