Who is blind human rights crusader?
Updated 8:58 PM EDT,
Tue May 1, 2012
Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, his neighbors knew him as the man to go to when they had trouble with local authorities
Arrests, beatings fail to deter Chinese human rights crusader Chen
Michael Pearson, CNN
Updated 8:58 PM EDT,
Tue May 1, 2012
Turmoil and intrigue bubble in China
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Chen never sought to be a rabble-rouser, says law professor
An eye infection left him blind as a child; his parents were farmers
Chen became an advocate for farmers and the disabled in Shandong
The case that brought him to international prominence began in 2005
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