Cao Shunli
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Cao Shunli | |
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曹顺利 | |
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| Born | 28 March 1961 Beijing, China |
| Died | 14 March 2014 (aged 52) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Beijing College of Political Science and Law |
| Occupations | Lawyer, human rights activist |
| Known for | Human rights activism, political prisoner |
| Awards | Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders, Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders finalist |
Cao Shunli (simplified Chinese: 曹顺利; traditional Chinese: 曹順利; pinyin: Cáo Shùnlì; 28 March 1961 – 14 March 2014)[1][2][3] was a Chinese lawyer and human rights activist.
Cao was born in Beijing, but during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1971) she was forcibly deported along with her family to their ancestral home in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province as a result of her grandfather being a member of the "enemy classes" according to Chinese Communist Party doctrine of the time. After attending Beijing College of Political Science and Law and a period of post-graduate study she was assigned to work at the research centre of the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources.[4]
Political activism
During the 2002 housing reforms, Cao reported corruption amongst her supervisors and lost her job.[4] Thereafter she became a human rights activist and subsequently served at least two terms in prison camps as a result of her activities.[5]