——一个母亲的控诉与呼吁
作者：牛腾宇母亲
编者按：联合国任意拘留问题工作组在第一百零五届会议通过关于牛腾宇的第10/2026号意见，认定其遭受的拘留属于任意拘留，并要求中国政府立即释放牛腾宇，给予赔偿和其他适当补救。本文为牛腾宇母亲就其儿子案件及自身遭遇所作的个人陈述。文中涉及部分具体个人及相关指控，已有公开资料记载，特此说明。
近日，联合国人权理事会任意拘留问题工作组在第一百零五届会议通过关于我儿子牛腾宇的第10/2026号意见，认定其遭受的拘留属于任意拘留，涉及缺乏法律依据、因行使表达自由而受到惩罚，以及严重违反公平审判权等问题。工作组要求中国政府立即释放牛腾宇，给予赔偿和其他适当补救，并对相关侵权行为展开独立调查。
联合国人权事务高级专员办事处官网：
Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its 105th session | OHCHR
此前，据我了解，美国、德国等国家有关方面也曾向中国方面提及此案，呼吁释放牛腾宇。
为平息舆论，广东方面部分人员曾考虑释放牛腾宇，但据我掌握的信息，此事后来受到来自权势关系的阻挠。广东高院也曾向我方传话，称牛腾宇认罪后可以通过假释方式出狱。然而，也有广东高院法官向我们透露，长期以来，对刑期超过10年的服刑人员很少办理假释。牛腾宇被判14年，如果为了假释而认罪，我担心当局之后又以“没有先例”为由拒绝假释，同时使牛腾宇失去继续坚持无罪申诉的空间。我们无法接受这种以认罪换取不确定释放的安排。
本案源于“1902136专案”。据我掌握的材料，广东有关部门在办案过程中抓捕了一批年轻人，最终24人被判刑。我始终认为，这些年轻人遭到了不公正处理，牛腾宇更被指定替顾杨阳承担所谓“主犯”的责任，并因此受到重点折磨。据我长期维权过程中掌握的信息，我认为顾杨阳的母亲杨晔及其背后的权势关系曾对案件产生重大影响。
2019年至2020年间，牛腾宇先后被关押于广东多处羁押场所，其中包括佛山市的指定居所监视居住场所。据牛腾宇本人及家属后来了解到的情况，他在此期间遭受长时间吊铐、剥夺睡眠和正常饮食、老虎凳、滚烫蜡液浇淋、持续殴打等酷刑，并曾被注射生理盐水，之后出现严重皮肤溃烂。
牛腾宇还指控，佛山公安人员陈权辉曾对其进行性侮辱，用打火机灼烧其私处并拍摄裸照。长期吊铐和虐待造成他两根手指严重神经损伤、活动受限。他曾两次因身体状况严重恶化被送医抢救，但始终没有认罪。
据我掌握的信息，杨晔曾要求对牛腾宇继续进行严厉处置。我还了解到，陈权辉在牛腾宇两次被送医抢救期间曾威胁医生不得施救。有关医生后来受到打压甚至被调离岗位的情况，我一直要求有关方面进行独立调查。最终，茂名法院判处牛腾宇有期徒刑14年，此后他被送往广东四会监狱服刑。
在儿子被判刑后，对我的打压也随之而来。
这些年来，我长期遭遇跟踪、24小时监控、窃听、电话和短信骚扰、恐吓亲友等情况，也曾遭到使用带钉木棍的袭击。有关人员还曾以所谓支持香港示威、新疆分离、法轮功以及“美国间谍”等罪名试图对我进行构陷。
疫情期间，我还遭遇有人通过物业试图骗开房门强行带走我的情况。我也曾怀疑有人在我网购的南瓜子中投放有害物质，食用后我的身体出现严重问题，肝肾受到损伤，并留下多种后遗症。此外，我还遭遇过切断水、电、燃气和网络，破坏快递、冻结账户等情况。
这些持续多年的打压，让我的身体、经济和生活都受到严重影响，也使许多亲友因为恐惧而逐渐与我疏远。
一个普通家庭，因为坚持为一个被判14年重刑的年轻人申诉，要付出这样的代价，我无法接受。如今，联合国任意拘留问题工作组已经正式认定牛腾宇遭受的是任意拘留，并要求中国政府立即释放他。这至少说明，我们这些年来的申诉和呼喊并不是毫无依据。
我只是一个母亲。
面对儿子遭受的一切，我已经没有退路。只要牛腾宇一天没有获得自由，我就会继续申诉、继续发声，直到他平安回家。
整理：冯仍 编辑：钟然
校对：王滨 翻译：戈冰
The United Nations Determines Niu Tengyu Suffer Arbitrary Detention
— A Mother’s Accusation and Appeal
Author: Mother of Niu Tengyu
Abstract: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined that Niu Tengyu was subjected to arbitrary detention, demanding that the Chinese government immediately release him and provide remedies. His mother recounts her experience appealing the case and her years of ordeal, stating that she will continue to speak out and defend her son’s rights.
Editor’s Note: At its 105th session, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted Opinion No. 10/2026 concerning Niu Tengyu, determining that the detention he suffered constitutes arbitrary detention and requesting the Chinese government to immediately release Niu Tengyu, accord him compensation, and grant other appropriate remedies. This article is a personal statement made by Niu Tengyu’s mother regarding her son’s case and her own experiences. Part of the specific individuals and related allegations mentioned in the text are documented in publicly available materials, as hereby noted.
Recently, the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted Opinion No. 10/2026 concerning my son Niu Tengyu at its 105th session, determining that the detention he suffered constitutes arbitrary detention, involving issues such as lack of legal basis, punishment for exercising freedom of expression, and severe violations of the right to a fair trial. The Working Group requested the Chinese government to immediately release Niu Tengyu, accord him compensation and other appropriate remedies, and initiate an independent investigation into the relevant violations.
Previously, according to my understanding, relevant authorities in countries such as the United States and Germany had also raised this case with the Chinese side, calling for the release of Niu Tengyu.
In order to quell public outrage, certain personnel on the Guangdong side had considered releasing Niu Tengyu, but according to the information I possess, this matter was subsequently thwarted by powerful and influential interests. The Guangdong Higher People’s Court had also passed word to us, stating that after pleading guilty, Niu Tengyu could be released from prison through parole. However, judges from the Guangdong Higher People’s Court also revealed to us that for a long time, parole has rarely been granted to inmates serving sentences of over 10 years. Niu Tengyu was sentenced to 14 years; if he were to plead guilty for the sake of parole, I worry that the authorities would later refuse parole on the grounds that “there is no precedent,” while simultaneously causing Niu Tengyu to lose the room to continue insisting on his appeal of innocence. We cannot accept such an arrangement of exchanging a guilty plea for an uncertain release.
This case originated from the “Special Case 1902136.” According to the materials in my possession, relevant departments in Guangdong arrested a batch of young people during the handling of the case, and ultimately 24 individuals were sentenced. I have consistently maintained that these young people were treated unfairly, and Niu Tengyu was specifically designated to take the blame for Gu Yangyang as the so-called “prime culprit,” thereby becoming the primary target of torture. Based on the information I have grasped through years of rights defense, I believe that Gu Yangyang’s mother, Yang Ye, and the powerful network behind her exerted a significant influence on the case.
Between 2019 and 2020, Niu Tengyu was successively detained in various detention facilities across Guangdong, including a designated residential surveillance facility in Foshan City. According to accounts later learned by Niu Tengyu himself and his family members, during this period he was subjected to prolonged suspension in handcuffs, deprivation of sleep and normal diet, the “tiger bench,” pouring of scalding hot wax, continuous beatings, and other forms of torture, and was even injected with saline, after which he developed severe skin ulceration.
Niu Tengyu also accused Chen Quanhui, a Foshan public security officer, of subjecting him to sexual humiliation, using a lighter to burn his private parts, and taking nude photographs. Long-term suspension in handcuffs and abuse caused severe nerve damage to two of his fingers, restricting their movement. He was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment twice due to the severe deterioration of his physical condition, but he never confessed.
According to the information I possess, Yang Ye once demanded that Niu Tengyu continue to be dealt with severely. I also learned that Chen Quanhui threatened doctors not to administer treatment while Niu Tengyu was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment on two occasions. Regarding the subsequent suppression and even transfer of the relevant doctors from their posts, I have consistently demanded that the relevant authorities conduct an independent investigation. Ultimately, the Maoming court sentenced Niu Tengyu to 14 years of imprisonment, after which he was sent to Guangdong Sihui Prison to serve his sentence.
Following my son’s sentencing, suppression directed at me followed suit.
Over the years, I have continuously experienced being followed, 24-hour surveillance, wiretapping, harassment via phone calls and text messages, and intimidation of friends and relatives, and I was once even attacked with a nail-studded wooden club. Relevant personnel also attempted to frame me using so-called charges such as supporting the Hong Kong demonstrations, Xinjiang separatism, Falun Gong, and being an “American spy.”
During the pandemic, I also encountered a situation where individuals attempted to trick me into opening my apartment door through property management in an effort to forcibly take me away. I also suspected that someone had placed harmful substances in pumpkin seeds I purchased online; after consuming them, my health suffered severe issues, my liver and kidneys were damaged, and I was left with multiple sequelae. In addition, I have experienced the cutting off of water, electricity, gas, and internet services, the destruction of express packages, and the freezing of my accounts.
These years of continuous suppression have severely impacted my health, finances, and daily life, causing many friends and relatives to gradually distance themselves from me out of fear.
That an ordinary family must pay such a price simply for insisting on appealing for a young man sentenced to a heavy 14-year prison term is something I cannot accept. Today, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has officially determined that Niu Tengyu was subjected to arbitrary detention and has demanded that the Chinese government immediately release him. This shows at the very least that our appeals and calls over these years have not been without foundation.
I am just a mother.
Facing everything my son has suffered, I have no way back. As long as Niu Tengyu does not regain his freedom for even a single day, I will continue to appeal and continue to speak out until he returns home safely.
Compiled by: Feng Reng Editor: Zhong Ran
Proofreader: Wang Bin Translator: Ge Bing
