A/HRC/16/53/Add.1 belief, as well as incitement to hostility and violence, with particular regard to religious minorities”. The General Assembly, in its resolution 64/164, urges States “to ensure that no one within their jurisdiction is deprived of the right to life, liberty or security of person because of religion or belief [...] and to bring to justice all perpetrators of violations of these rights”. D. 1. (a) China Urgent appeal sent on 18 September 2009 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Allegations transmitted to the Government 40. The Special Rapporteurs brought to the attention of the Government information they had received regarding Mr. Li Feng and Mr. Yu Ming. A summary of this joint urgent appeal is already reproduced in the Special Rapporteur’s previous communications report (see A/HRC/13/40/Add.1, paras. 71-73). (b) Response from the Government dated 12 February 2010 41. On 9 December 2010, the Government of China replied to the joint urgent appeal of 18 September 2009. The Government indicated that Mr. Li Feng was born on 10 October 1963, is of Han nationality, has junior middle-school educational level and is a peasant from Quti Village, Qizhou Town, Anguo City, Baoding Municipality, Hebei Province. He was sentenced on 12 October 2003 by the Baoding Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in Hebei Province to a term of 15 years’ imprisonment (4 October 2002 to 3 October 2017) for having committed the crime of employing a cult to organize the sabotage of law enforcement. 42. On 15 October 2003, Li was sent to Baoding prison to serve his sentence, and was transferred on 22 October 2003 to a prison on the northern outskirts of Shijiazhuang. Because Li suffered from hypertension and coronary heart disease, the prison authorities were seriously concerned regarding his continuing poor health, and had him promptly hospitalized for treatment. According to the Government, the major incidents are as follows: • Hospitalization: Li Feng was hospitalized in the prison infirmary for four days from 12 to 16 January 2006 and released after his hypertension and coronary heart disease conditions improved; he was again hospitalized in the prison infirmary for 46 days from 3 February to 13 March 2008 and again released after his hypertension and coronary heart disease condition improved. Li has again been hospitalized for treatment in the prison infirmary since 23 September 2009, with a preliminary diagnosis of hypertension, gastritis and reflux oesophagitis, and is being treated with intravenous fluids and medications. • Outpatient treatments: When Li suddenly fainted in January 2005, the prison promptly arranged to have him treated at the provincial people’s hospital; because he was frequently vomiting, the prison arranged outpatient treatment for him on 10 November and 19 December 2008, during which his gastritis and reflux oesophagitis were revealed by a CT scan. • On 3 March 2009, Li was admitted to the prison infirmary for dizziness, shortness of breath and coughing; he was diagnosed with hypertension, myocardial ischemia and an upper-respiratory infection, and was treated with oral medications. 10