WRWF Launches a "Sunglasses Freedom" Campaign for Chen Guangcheng
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Blind activist Chen Guangcheng will turn 40 on November 12. In his honor, Women's Rights Without Frontiers is launching a Sunglasses Freedom Campaign, in solidarity with the sunglasses campaign that has started within China.
The way the Chinese Communist Party has jailed, tortured and starved this innocent blind man is nothing short of hideous.
Chen is one of the greatest heroes alive today. He is the very heart and soul of China the conscience of the nation. He has come to symbolize the brutal truth about human rights in China. So we are launching this international Sunglasses Freedom Campaign to support the brave people inside China who are putting their lives on the line to press for Chen's freedom. There is a surge of people trying to visit his village, even though they know that they will be beaten and detained. Every one of them is a hero!
Because Chen always wears sunglasses, supporters inside China have been taking photos of themselves wearing sunglasses and posting it on a website. We'd like to get photos from all over the world to encourage the Chinese people and send a message to the Chinese Communist Party: People from every land are deeply concerned about Chen and want him to be free!
Chen exposed the fact that there were 130,000 forced abortions and sterilizations in Linyi County, China, in 2005. For that he has been jailed, tortured, and denied medical treatment. He is now languishing, near death, under house arrest.
WRWR is partnering with ChinaAid to free Chen. Here is a recent account of a four-hour beating Chen endured:
As one of our friends, we invite you to join this campaign by having a picture taken of you wearing sunglasses and sending it to reggie@womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org.
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