Zhang Sizhi
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 Zhang Sizhi (2013) | |
| Native name | 张思之 |
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November 1927 (age 89) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Legal scholar |
| Known for | Civil rights advocacy |
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Zhang Sizhi(Chinese: 张思之; pinyin: Zhāng Sīzhī) is an active rights lawyer in China, also a professor at Central University of Finance and Economics.[1] He was known as "The lawyer's conscience".[2][3]
Biography
Zhang Sizhi was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, China in 1927.[4] In 1944, he joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force when he was 16.[4] Three years later, he admitted to Chaoyang university. After graduating from university, he became A judge. In 1950, he graduated from the People's University of China. During the Anti-Rightist Movement, he was divided into right, was sentenced to 15 years in a village. In 1972, he was free to act as a teacher. In July 1979, Zhang returned as a lawyer.
See also
References
- ↑ "我院兼职教授张思之先生八十华诞暨律师执业五十周年庆祝酒会在京隆重举行". Central University of Finance and Economics (in Chinese). 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Zhang Sizhi – Outstanding Commitment to Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China". The Green Political Foundation. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
Sizhi is known among Chinese lawyers as “the conscience of lawyers”
- ↑ "唐璜:谁弄丢了中国律师的"良心"？----感悟张思之". Central University of Finance and Economics (in Chinese). 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
……从第一场辩护算起，经过五十年风雨历程，他被尊为中国律师界的荣耀和良心.
- 1 2 Zhang Fan (张帆) (2012-07-01). "律师何为？——专访张思之". Cejing (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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