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An outspoken critic of the government, he called Gao's disappearance "impossible" in a civilised society.

The Guardian World News Edward McMillan-Scott 2011

For all of Mr. Gao's work to empower his fellow citizens, it has become increasingly clear that the Chinese government's regard for the rule of law stops at any challenge to its monopoly on power.

Again, Where Is Gao Zhisheng? 2010

In November, I interviewed Geng He, Mr. Gao's wife, in California; she asked me not to reveal the exact location for fear the Chinese authorities might still harass the family.

Missing Gao Zhisheng Paul Mooney 2011

Days after the announcement, Mr. Gao's worried family still does not know where he is, or which prison he will be sent to, although friends and family conclude that being in a prison is better than "being disappeared," an increasingly common practice in which police simply abduct activists off the streets.

Missing Gao Zhisheng Paul Mooney 2011

Hu Jia and Gao Zhisheng, rights activists who have also been cited as Nobel contenders, have not been so lucky: Mr. Hu is still in prison, and Mr. Gao's whereabouts are unknown.

Nobel Arm-Twisting 2010

Last week Mr. Gao's older brother was turned away when he went to a Beijing police station to ask about his whereabouts.

Again, Where Is Gao Zhisheng? 2010

Mr. Gao's presumed detention is the most egregious example to date of China's new willingness to circumvent its own laws when persecuting troublemakers.

Again, Where Is Gao Zhisheng? 2010

The U.N. group also asked the government "for reparation for the harm caused," saying Gao's detention violated international law because he was exercising his fundamental rights and because the government had failed to meet minimum international standards for due process.

U.N. asks China to release missing rights lawyer 2011

Elsewhere in our pages today, Mr. Gao's 17-year-old daughter makes the same plea.

Again, Where Is Gao Zhisheng? 2010

Gao's wife, Geng He, who sought political asylum in the United States with her two children, wrote a commentary published Sunday in the New York Times calling on President Obama to help push for her husband's release.

U.N. asks China to release missing rights lawyer 2011