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Who is blind human rights crusader? Chen Guangcheng

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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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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/world/asia/china-guangchen-profile/index.html?iid=article_sidebar




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