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Rights Lawyers Describe Challenges and Opportunities in China: Podcast

Date: 2014-11-13

On November 3, 2014, the Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers convened a panel of seasoned Chinese rights defenders at Fordham Law School to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing their profession. The event created a space for Chinese lawyers and practitioners to openly reflect on their work across a range of important public interest fields. Titled “Chinese Rights Advocates: Plight and Prospects,” the event was co-sponsored by the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and the Fordham Asia Law Society. The Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers is now pleased the present an audio recording on the event, accessible here: https://soundcloud.com/leitnercenter/chinese-rights-advocates-plight-and-prospects



On November 3, 2014, the Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers convened a panel of seasoned Chinese rights defenders at Fordham Law School to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing their profession. The event created a space for Chinese lawyers and practitioners to openly reflect on their work across a range of important public interest fields. Titled “Chinese Rights Advocates: Plight and Prospects,” the event was co-sponsored by the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and the Fordham Asia Law Society. The Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers is now pleased the present an audio recording on the event, accessible below.

As can be heard on the audio recording, which has been edited for quality purposes, the distinguished lawyers discussed a range of critical issues concerning the rule of law in China and the situation of Chinese rights defense lawyers there. Moderated by Fordham Law Professor Martin Flaherty, Co-Founder of the Leitner Center, the discussion included Teng Biao, co-founder of Gongmeng and President of China Against Death Penalty, who gave an overview of the New Citizens Movement; Liu Wei, lawyer at the Henan Boyang Law Firm and Chief Coordinator of the Public Interest Collaborative Network for Women Lawyers in China, who discussed the work, community and progress of women public interest lawyers; Liang Xiaojun, Executive Director of China Against Death Penalty, who reviewed the work of the Human Rights Lawyers Group; Yu Fangqiang, executive director of Nanjing Tianxiagong (Justice for All), who discussed advocacy for food safety; and Zhao Jingwei, director of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Department at Beijing Yingke Law Firm, who reflected on the risks and challenges faced by environmental activists and lawyers.

Audio recording available here: https://soundcloud.com/leitnercenter/chinese-rights-advocates-plight-and-prospects

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