This is the first of a series from Amnesty International called, "In Their Own Words."
"Chen Guangcheng is a blind lawyer and activist, living in exile in the US - after a daring escape from authorities in China determined to silence him for exposing state-sponsored human rights abuses.
Known as ‘the barefoot lawyer’, Guangcheng defied the odds to stand up for human rights in the face of China’s unsympathetic and rights-denying regime. After discovering the dark and violent truth about how China's 'one-child policy' was being enforced in Linyi province where he comes from, Guangcheng began to experience a campaign of abuse from authorities determined to stop him from speaking out."
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