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Please sign Amnesty's e-petition in support of the Tiananmen Mothers and their peaceful human rights activities.
Posted on: 28/05/08

Shi Tao The Tiananmen Mothers is a group of 128 human rights defenders – mainly women – whose children and other close relatives were killed in and around Tiananmen Square on the night of 3-4 June 1989. The Tiananmen Mothers have been at the forefront of the campaign to defend the rights of the relatives of people who were killed and people who were injured by the military 19 years ago.

The Tiananmen Mothers have compiled a list of names of more that 180 people who were killed in the incident and at least 70 that were injured. They have regularly submitted appeals and petitions calling on the Chinese authorities to allow victims’ families the right to mourn in public, to allow them to accept humanitarian aid from organizations and individuals, to end the persecution of victims and their families, to release all those still imprisoned form taking part in peaceful protests and to implement a full and open inquiry into the events of 3-4 June 1989.

In June 2006, the group released an updated figure of 186 killed and around 80 injured, with names and details of each. Most were students aged 17 to 25.

The Tiananmen Mothers have also tried to campaign for freedom of the press. In March 2007, the mothers sent an open letter to the National People’s Congress to urge the authorities to lift a ban on three books that discuss the events of 4 June 1989, including Searching for the Victims of 4 June, by Ding Zilin. The letter was signed by 128 survivors of the crackdown and family members of those killed.

These women face great personal risk every time they speak out. They’ve suffered detentions, repeated interrogations, and prolonged house arrest.

Please sign Amnesty's e-petition in support of the Tiananmen Mothers and their peaceful human rights activities.

1722 signatures have been added to the petition. Click here to view petition signatures.

Prime Minister of the Peoples’ Republic of China WEN Jiabao Guojia Zongli People's Republic of China Your Excellency, I am asking you to ensure the Tiananmen Mothers can carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear. I am glad to know that some of the Tiananmen Mothers were allowed to grieve their loved ones in public and organize an informal seminar in June 2007. I respectfully asked that you allow a full public debate of the events of 3-4 June 1989. To protect the right to freedom of expression, association and assembly, I ask that you immediately and unconditionally release of those still imprisoned in connection with the 1989 protests, and for a full and impartial inquiry into the events on 3-4 June 1989, with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice and providing compensation to the victims or their families. Add your own personal message about this case: Sincerely,
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