Yao Caiwei - 姚彩薇

Chinese name:
姚彩薇
Gender:
Female
Age:
58
City:
Shuangcheng City
Province:
Heilongjiang
Occupation:
Date of Death:
2010-05-18
Date of Most Recent Arrest:
2002-04-19
Most recent place of detention:
Jilin City Detention Center
Case Description:

 Ms. Yao Caiwei's husband, Mr. Zhang Tao, was tortured to death in custody at the end of 2002 (see http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/4/18/34648.html). Her 22 year-old daughter Ms. Zhang Jianhui was detained, her face beaten until she was disfigured, and then sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. Ms. Yao appeared to be a paraplegic. Her limbs were numb, she could not speak clearly, she had blurry vision, and she had difficulty taking care of herself. She died on May 18, 2010.