| Weiquan Lawyers |
Background
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Weiquan movement · Chinese legal reforms · Human rights in China · Protest and dissent in China · Barefoot lawyer
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Lawyers and legal scholars
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Chen Guangcheng · Gao Zhisheng · Guo Feixiong · Guo Guoting
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| H-L |
Hao Jinsong（Chinese：-{郝劲松}-） · He Weifang · Jiang Tianyong · Li Boguang · Li Heping · Li Jianqiang（Chinese：-{李建強}-） · Li Xiongbing（Chinese：-{黎雄兵}-）
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| M-W |
Mo Shaoping（Chinese：-{莫少平}-） · Ni Yulan · Pu Zhiqiang · Teng Biao · Tang Jingling（Chinese：-{唐荊陵}-）
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| X-Z |
Xu Zhiyong · Zhang Xingshui（Chinese：-{張星水}-） · Zhang Sizhi · Zheng Enchong（Chinese：-{鄭恩竉}-）
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Organizations
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Committee for the Protection of Lawyers' Lawful Rights · Yitong Law Firm · China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group · China National Anti-Demolition Home Alliance · Chinese Society of Human Rights Lawyers for Petitioners · Open Constitution Initiative
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Cases and Events
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Shi Tao's arrest · Sun Zhigang · Deng Yujiao incident · Linyi · Chinese milk scandal · Sichuan schools scandal
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Weiquan Lawyers (Chinese: 维权律师), or “rights protection” lawyers, refer to a small but influential movement of lawyers, legal practitioners, scholars and activists who help Chinese citizens to assert their constitutional, civil rights and/or public interest through litigation and legal activism. In the context of a rising number of lawyers in China, the proportion of Weiquan lawyers is very small Weiquan Lawyers face considerable personal, financial and professional risks.
Notable Weiquan Lawyers include He Weifang, Xu Zhiyong, Teng Biao, Guo Feixiong and Chen Guangcheng, Gao Zhisheng, Zheng Enchong, and Li Heping. Many barefoot lawyers are peasants who teach themselves enough law to file civil complaints, engage in litigation, and educate fellow citizens about their rights. Some Weiquan lawyers are the pragmatists and some are more radical.