59. China: Staying the course

For ten years between 2003 and 2013, Chinese organizer Lu Jun worked to build a movement of advocacy and litigation to secure human rights.  He first joined the fight against stigma attached to people with Hepatitis B that limited their access to education and work, and later founded what was to become the main human rights organization in China, the Yirenping Center.  But that was under then President Hu Jintao. When Xi Jinping came to power, political space shrunk sharply. In this episode,  Lu Jun reflects on how a nationwide network of lawyers and NGOs coped with the crackdown and shows how human rights work continues. Contact us at [email protected] are now publishing our newsletter on Substack, if you would like to subscribe: https://substack.com/@strengthsolidarity⁠Transcript availble here.⁠