"Restricted Rooms" Used to Torture Practitioners at Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun, Jilin Province

The authorities at Heizuizi Women's Forced Labour Camp in Changchun send steadfast practitioners to "restricted rooms" in attempts to force them to write the so-called guarantee statement¹. The "restricted rooms" are in a secret location and not easy to find. Any remote room can become a "restricted room," as long as the room is equipped with a wooden bed, handcuffs, and a special belt.

The wooden bed in these rooms supports only a very thin sleeping pad. The guards handcuff a practitioner's hands to the corners of the headboard, then use two specially-manufactured leather belts from underneath the bed to tie the practitioner's knees so as to restrict all movement. Someone constantly monitors the practitioner and forces the her to eat, drink, and relieve herself on the bed for days at a time. The victims are not allowed to clean their faces, hair, feet, or teeth. Not even during menstruation do officials permit the practitioner to be released for personal hygiene. During the entire time, guards and instructors show up one after another, attempting to coerce the practitioner into writing the guarantee statement [promising to abandon the practice]. If they are unsuccessful, they humiliate the practitioner further and verbally abuse her. Then they send collaborators² to try to persuade her not to make trouble for the regime or the guards. If the practitioner still refuses to write the statement, the authorities urge the collaborators to use every means of torture on the practitioner, including tightening the belts, no longer providing drinking water, depriving the practitioner of sleep, removing the comforter, and restricting her from relieving herself, trying to break her spirit and make her submit.

To avoid leaving any evidence, they wrap the practitioner's wrists with soft cloth before handcuffing her wrists so as to not leave any marks. However, the torture is so brutal that the practitioner is often handicapped before long. In addition, lying down without a pillow for days makes one feel dizzy and hurt everywhere, and even causes absent-mindedness. Some practitioners cannot stand this torture for more than three days before they agree--against their will--to write the so-called "guarantee statement."

Contact information:

Heizuizi Women's Labour Camp head office: 86-431-85384312 ext 8001
Yue, Management Section chief (This person approves all orders to torture practitioners): 86-431-85384311 ask for the Management Section
Tian, labour camp head: 86-431-85384312 ext 8005

Note

1. "Guarantee Statement": A statement to declare that one is remorseful for practising Falun Gong and guarantees not to practise Falun Gong again, not to go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and never again associate with any Falun Dafa practitioners.

2. "Collaborators": Former practitioners who have turned against Falun Gong under brainwashing and torture. They are then made to assist in brainwashing and torturing practitioners.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/1/21/170782.html