“Despite the passage of time, so many people have not forgotten Gao Zhisheng,” Geng said in an email interview. In a lightly edited interview, she reflects on nine years without answers, the meaning of the statue, and her continuing appeal to Chinese authorities. Geng He, pictured with the recently unveiled statue of her husband, human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, at Liberty Sculpture Park in Yermo, California. I want to say to the Chinese authorities that Gao Zhisheng is a lawyer who simply fulfilled his professional duty by providing legal assistance to those in need. Every government has an obligation to respect fundamental human rights, including the rights to truth, human dignity and freedom.