Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangchengis a Chinese civil rights activist who has worked on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China. Blind from an early age and self-taught in the law, Chen is frequently described as a "barefoot lawyer" who advocates for women's rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor. He is best known for accusing people of abuses in official family-planning practices, often involving claims of violence and forced abortions...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth12 November 1971
CountryChina
I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.
China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.
I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.
The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?
How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.
I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.
Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.
No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.
My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.
I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.
I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.
My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton’s plane,
I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who care and love my family and myself, and our situation, especially the American people who show their care about the quality of justice as a universal value and I'm very grateful to all of you.