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On January 1, 2022, Chen Guangcheng co-authored a declaration about the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses. In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Guangcheng revisits this letter, which you can read here: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/initiatives/open-letter2022-new-years-declaration-on-chinas-human-rights-crisis.pdf The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Chen Guangcheng addresses the prospect of a military conflict with China in light of escalating tensions in the region surrounding Taiwan. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Jane Jagas, a graduate of The Catholic University of America's M.A. in Human Rights program, joins Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Bill Saunders for a discussion on forced organ harvesting in Communist China. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Link to Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyMVBaEHye4 Chen Guangcheng explains how the Chinese Communist Party's one child policy led to thousands of forced abortions in China. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Chen Guangcheng explains how the Chinese Communist Party's one child policy led to thousands of forced abortions in China. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

In an effort to erase the story of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng's daring escape from house arrest, the Chinese Communist Party plans on submerging his village as part of a "water reservoir construction project." Read more about this recent development here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-chinese-communist-party-is-destroying-my-village-corruption-meng-river-dam-shandong-province-dissent-dongshigu-11657743678 The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefootlawyerreports/ Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Chen Guangcheng explains the importance of Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and why, despite pressure from the Communist Party, it should not be cancelled. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Part Two of a podcast in which Gillian Richards, a recent alumnus of the Catholic University of America M.A. in Human Rights program, joins Center for Human Rights Fellow Chen Guangcheng and Center for Human Rights Director Bill Saunders for a discussion on religious persecution in China. Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wULCqcd-vSs The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1745281 Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

Gillian Richards, a recent alumnus of the Catholic University of America M.A. in Human Rights program, joins Center for Human Rights Fellow Chen Guangcheng and Center for Human Rights Director Bill Saunders for a discussion on religious persecution in China. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports Join his newsletter: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e90793b63ae8693b90dcf1561&id=352da0c08d The Center for Human Rights: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/index.html

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Chen Guangcheng reflects on the blessings of living in the United States. He also offers insight regarding what he thinks are the greatest threats to Democracy and Liberty. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Chen Guangcheng discusses the efficacy of tariffs as a way of weakening the Chinese Communist Party. He argues against the Biden administration's consideration of lifting the Trump-era tariffs. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Chen Guangcheng, Distinguished Senior Fellow at our Center for Human Rights and several prominent human rights activists from across the globe signed letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressing their concerns about the Chinese Communist Party's detainment of two prominent activists, Gao Zhisheng and Sun Wenguang. Read the letter here: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/initiatives/letter-to-hcbachelet-for-missing-chinese-activists.pdf The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports podcast, Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Bill Saunders talk about the former's reception of the 2022 Bradley Prize, as well as the imprisoned human rights activist Jimmy Lai's honorary degree recently awarded to him from The Catholic University of America. View Chen Guangcheng's acceptance speech here: https://www.bradleyfdn.org/news/cheng-2022-bradley-prize-winner View photos from the Bradley Prize ceremony here: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/news/2022-bradley-prize/index.html The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Link to Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzS06cqO94 Wang Dan, a prominent human rights activist and student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, talks to Chen Guangcheng Bill Saunders about his experiences at the protests, in which 10,000 people were massacred by the Chinese Communist Party. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

May 2022 marked the tenth anniversary of acclaimed human rights activist Chen Guangcheng's arrival in America. To celebrate, he and several friends gave testimonials of how they helped facilitate his escape from China to America. Part three features speakers such as Women's Rights without Borders founder Reggie Littlejohn. View other parts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcG7Rhe9uUtEeNCGc3p4bcTzyYQzz2lRy The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

May 2022 marked the tenth anniversary of acclaimed human rights activist Chen Guangcheng's arrival in America. To celebrate, he and several friends gave testimonials of how they helped facilitate his escape from China to America. View other parts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcG7Rhe9uUtEeNCGc3p4bcTzyYQzz2lRy The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

May 2022 marked the tenth anniversary of acclaimed human rights activist Chen Guangcheng's arrival in America. To celebrate, he and several friends gave testimonials of how they helped facilitate his escape from China to America. Part One features speakers such as China Aid founder Bob Fu and Congressman Chris Smith. View other parts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcG7Rhe9uUtEeNCGc3p4bcTzyYQzz2lRy The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Wang Dan, a prominent human rights activist and student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, talks to Chen Guangcheng Bill Saunders about his experiences at the protests, in which 10,000 people were massacred by the Chinese Communist Party. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback talks about religious freedom in China with Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Bill Saunders, director of the Center for Human Rights at The Catholic University of America. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Chen Guangcheng talks about how the Chinese Communist Party is using COVID-19 as an excuse to promote its police state. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

In April of 1989, students began protesting for democracy in Tiananmen Square, which ultimately led to the violent massacre of thousands of civilians. In this episode, Chen Guangcheng explains the origins of the protests and calls on Americans to express solidarity with Chinese citizens who stand against the oppression of the Chinese Communist Party. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

This is part two of a podcast special on the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the Falun Gong. View part one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D45ApDwIxog The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

On March 14, 2022, human rights activist Jim Li was fatally stabbed by a young Chinese woman who may have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Chen Guangcheng investigates the situation and offers his analysis. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports

Chen Guangcheng, Bill Saunders, and Sen Nieh discuss the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the Falun Gong. The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest. Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir. View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599 Follow him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49pIW5VDJB4TvzQVwupg9s?si=pHuJHTVWQVyoQWbURITukQ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barefootlawyerreports