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Imprisoned Chinese Lawyer Yu Wensheng Honored with International Human Rights Award

Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has won an international human rights award in recognition of his fight for justice. Yu Wensheng, 54, was named Martin Ennals Award Laureate 2021 during an online ceremony livestreamed from Geneva on February 11. “In 2020, Chinese authorities harassed human rights defenders raising concerns about COVID, defending ethnic minorities, ...

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Xu Yan, wife of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng.

Investigator of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Honored With Human Rights Award

One of the world’s leading investigators into state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China has been honored with a human rights award in Canada. Human rights group Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN) presented Winnipeg-based international human rights lawyer David Matas with the first-ever Global Humanitarian Leader of the Year award. Global Humanitarian ...

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David Matas and human rights award.