Please read the attached statement asking for emergency funding from
the Japanese Government to fill the current USD 5 Billion + funding
gap faced by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The deadline is the noon in Japanese standard time ( = GMT 3am) on
June 26. Please send your ORGANIZATIONAL endorsements to:
project.ring@gmail.com

<Background>

In April of 2008, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged USD 560 Million
in the coming few years to the Global Fund. In March 2009, Japan has
begun rolling out this money for FY 2009 with USD 194.4 Million
towards the Global Fund. However, this is amount provided too slow and
too low from the fair share of Japan, and far from addressing the
current funding gap of the Global Fund.

Now the Global Fund is facing a 5 billion USD funding shortfall,
mainly due to the insufficient commitment from donor countries. Major
donor countries including Japan must provide emergency funding to fill
the shortfall.

Thus, we are calling on Japan to provide emergency funding for the
USD 5 Billion + gap faced by the Global Fund; and to ensure that Japan
pays the remaining USD 316 Million by calendar year 2010 and to make a
new commitment in calendar year 2010 to an amount that is equal or
above to Japan's fair share for funding term beyond 2010.

This statement will be sent to Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan
through Ministry of Foreign Affairs; we have set the meeting with Mr.
Masato Kitera, the Director General of Int'l Cooperation Bureau of
MoFA on June 30.

We are hoping for your organizational endorsement to ensure that Japan
will keep its commitment in the fight against the AIDS, Malaria and
Tuberculosis.

Thank you for your solidarity!

Masaki Inaba
Project RING, Japan AIDS and Society Association (JASA)
Africa Japan Forum (AJF)

Aki Ogawa
Project RING, Japan AIDS and Society Association (JASA)
Africa Japan Forum (AJF)

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<The Letter> Please also see the attached file

His Excellency Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan,
His Excellency Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan,

An Open Letter to the Government of Japan
on the Needs of Resource Mobilization for the Global Fund

Human security has always stood at the heart of Japanese policy;
reaching out to provide aid or standing in solidarity at times when
human security is threatened. In the wake of the 2004 Asian tsunami
disaster, Japan provided USD 500 Million in grant aid to the thousands
affected by the giant waves smashing into the coast lines. Most
recently, when the economic crisis threatened the stability of the
world, Japan declared a USD 17 Billion aid package to help Asian
countries weather the economic downturn. Japan has quickly stepped up
to the plate, providing unprecedented amount of emergency fund when
catastrophes that shake the very foundations of human security occur.

Today, we write to you of another crisis the world is facing: A 5
Billion+ funding gap (2008-2010) of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Malaria and Tuberculosis, the leading financial institution in the
fight against the three most infectious diseases.

The Global Fund has begun to turn the tide against the three most
infectious diseases that until its inception caused five million
deaths every year, and have undermined the social, political and
economic foundation and progress of countries. Seven years since the
birth of the Global Fund, the Global Fund has approved the funding of
USD 11.4 Billion for more than 550 programs in 136 countries, and is
now responsible for a quarter of international financing for AIDS
globally, two-thirds for tuberculosis, and three-quarters for malaria.
To date the Global Fund has been responsible for:

i. Providing anti-retroviral treatments for two million people living
with HIV/AIDS;
ii. Detecting and treating 4.6 million cases of infectious Tuberculosis;
iii. Distributing 70 million insecticide treated bed nets and 74
million on treatment for malaria

However, this progress towards the attainment of Millennium
Development Goal 6 and Universal Access to HIV/AIDS prevention,
treatment and care by 2010 is now under threat without an immediate
USD 5 Billion + funding from the leading G8 countries.

In addition to the tremendous human toll, the economical impact is the
loss of productivity due to tuberculosis drains USD 16 billion from
the annual incomes of the world's poorest communities, while resource
needs to fight the disease are estimated to be USD 4.2 billion in
2009. The economic impacts of malaria are estimated to cost African
countries USD 12 billion per year in lost GDP; compare that to USD 3.4
billion needed to prevent such losses. Finally, AIDS threatens to
reduce GDP in African countries by up to 2.6%.

In April of 2008, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged USD 560 Million
in the coming few years to the Global Fund. In March 2009, Japan has
begun rolling out this money for fiscal year 2009 with USD 194 Million
toward the Global Fund. However this is an amount provided too slow
and too low, and far from addressing the current funding gap crisis of
the Global Fund.

Today, we call upon the Japanese Government, once again, to answer to
this emergency that is threatening human security by filling the gap
of the Global Fund:

1. Provide emergency funding for the USD 5 Billion + gap faced by the
Global Fund and call upon fellow G8 countries to also ensure that the
funding gap is filled.

2. To ensure that this crisis will never happen again by paying the
remaining USD 316 Million by calendar year 2010 and to make a new
commitment in calendar year 2010 to an amount that is equal or above
Japan's fair share for funding term beyond 2010 and set a deadline for
this payment.

Prof. Masayoshi Tarui
President, Project RING
Japan AIDS and Society Association

Dr. Tatsuo Hayashi
President, Africa Japan Forum

Dr. Miriam Were
Laureate
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

Prof. Brian Greenwood
Laureate
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

(Signatures of Japanese NGOs)

Africa Japan Forum
Project RING, Japan AIDS and Society Association
World Vision Japan
SHARE (Services on Health in Asia and African Regions)
Stop TB Partnership Japan
Japan International Volunteer Center
Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR)
International Women's Year Liaison Group Japan

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T0: Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Haidian District Branch

Violating law, damaging legal system building: The enforced disappearance of Lawyer
Tang Jitian

We are a group of Chinese citizens working in a legal firm. We have learned from witnesses, lawyers Lan Zhizue and Dong Qianyong, that our colleague Tang Jitian was forcefully taken away by an officer of your public security branch at 2:00am on the 4th of June 2009. Tang has since been missing. His family is very worried about his personal safety and is anxiously searching for him. We strongly protest against this illegal deprivation of Tang’s personal freedom. We urge you to immediately release lawyer Tang Jitian and demand accountability for the unlawful detention of our colleague.

Background:

At 6:30am on 3rd June 2009 lawyers Tang Jitian and Lan Zhixue just finished their discussion of a case they were working on, in room 316 Yaxin building, 63 Sihuan Beilu, West Haidian District, Beijing. Police from Sijiqing substation took them in for questioning without giving any valid reason. Lawyer Tang was kept in police custody until 8:00pm This is longer than the 12 hour time limit for a summons according to law.

On the way home with lawyer Don Qianyong accompanying, Lawyer Tang Jitian was followed by police of Sijiqing substation and two internal security police of Haidian district branch. When both lawyers got out of a taxi at East Erhuan at a footbridge next to the airport highway they were stopped by four police. Internal security police surnamed Zhang requested lawyer Tang for a ‘talk’. Tang refused the summons due to the lack of legal procedure, failure to produce any legal document and no valid reason being given. Four police then started to use force with him.

At around 2:00am on 4 June 2009, two more police in plain clothes arrived. The other four police escorted lawyer Tang to a car. Tang pushed against the car door, police then lifted his legs up and threw him into the car, then drove the car away. His whereabouts is unknown. Up until the end of 6 June 2009, lawyer Tang has been missing for more than 60 hours.

Since our country resumed law in 1979, the state has put effort into rebuilding and further developing the legal system. We have been happy to see in 1998 and 2004, that the state has written into Constitutional Law the wording of “The People's Republic of China exercises the rule of law, building a socialist country governed according to law.”. “The State respects and protects human rights”. We see this as great progress toward building a legal system.

The current Constitution of Communist Party of China (below CCPC) adopted on 21 October 2001, stated in its general program: “The Communist Party of China in accordance with the general requirements for democracy and the rule of law, equity and justice, honesty and fraternity, vigor and vitality, stability and order, and harmony between man and nature and the principle of all the people building and sharing a harmonious socialist society.” And in chapter I, article 2 it states “Members of the Communist Party of China are at all times ordinary members of the working people. Communist Party members must not seek any personal gain or privileges, although the relevant laws and policies provide them with personal benefits and job-related functions and powers.” Also under chapter I article 3 point 4, it states, “To conscientiously observe the Party discipline, abide by the laws and regulations of the state in an exemplary way…”

However, from the incident of lawyer Tang Jitian we are sad to note that police of the Haidian District Branch of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau not only did not abide by the laws and regulations of the state but malpracticed by violating the law. Sijiqing substation has arbitrarily summoned two lawyers, forcefully taken them in for questioning and illegally detained them for as long as 14 hours. Later, the internal security police again illegally followed lawyer Tang Jitian and illegally deprived him of his freedom, roughly handling him and putting him in a car by force.

As a legal worker, the purpose of our being is to guard the Constitutional Law, to make sure it is implemented correctly and to defend the dignity of people as guaranteed by Constitutional Law. If a citizen can be arbitrarily detained, forcefully disappeared or arbitrarily summoned without following legal procedure, how fearful people’s life is! We wish to see our country, China, to be a state with law and order, with anticipation that state powers are under restraint and are accountable under rule of law.

We, the undersigned lawyers and citizens, strongly object to and protest against the malpractice of the Haidian District Branch, Public Security Bureau!

Initiate: Han Zhigunag, Li Subin
Cosigned by:
Lan Zhixue, Han Yicun, Zhang Chuanli, Zhang Kai, Peng Jian, Dong Qianyong, Lin Xiaojian,
Li Chunfu, Li Renbing Li Fangping, Jin Gunaghong, Li Xiongbing, Xie Yanyi, Jiang Tianyong,
Liu Wei, Li Jinglin, Mou Jiyuan, Duan Jun, Li Shunzhang, Wen Haibo, Rui Tianpeng, Wu
Hongwei, Liu Xiaoyuan, Wang Yajun, Tang Jianhua, Liu Hui, Zhang Zanning,
Huang Zhibin, Chang Boyang, Long Yongsheng, Guo Lianhui, Zhang Yuanxin

Copy to:
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Standing committee of Haidian District People’s Congress
People’s Procurator of Haidian District

Appendix I — Contact number:
Hang Zhigunag 13439686306, Li Subin 15811200660,
Lan Zhixue13001251152, Han Yicun 13718168222, Zhang Chuanli 18811031466,
Dong Qianyong 13366373454, Zhang Kai 13911900261, Peng Jian 13901322991,
Lin Xiaojian 13911003956, Li Chunfu 13301103197, Li Renbing 13521943581,
Li Fangping13901360413, Jin Guanghong13269936680, Li Xiongbing 13701221801,
Xie Yanyi 13121117524, Jiang Tianyong 13001010856, Liu Wei 15901371049,
Li Jinglin 13693283418, Li Shunzhang 13501374841, Wen Haibo 13811778770,
Duan Jun 15810001950, Rui Tianpeng 13699129535, Wu Hongwei 13381065773,
Mou Jiyuan 13701375623, Liu Xiaoyuan 13121662783, Wang Yajun 15811028798,
Tang Jianhua 13146425016, Liu Hui 13366390049， Zhang Zanning 13337800581，
Huang Zhibin 13391911801，ChangBoyang 13303859218，
Long Yongsheng 13905812756， Guo Lianhui 13807078509 
Zhang Yuanxin 13609999577

Appendix II: Brief of Tang Jitian:
Tang Jitian, m, 42, lawyer of Beijing Anhui Law Firm, China communist party member. Tang has been a prostate of Yanbian procurator of Jilin province. He is an key advocator for the democratic election of Beijing Municipal Lawyers Association Leaders, and has been taken up many cases defending public interest and represent rights of minorities and seek justice for the venerable.

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