Harry Wu
1937
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2016
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America, People's Republic of China, Republic of China
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: China University of Geosciences
occupation: geologist, autobiographer, human rights activist, university teacher
award received: Geuzenpenning, Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
Harry Wu (Chinese: 吴弘达; pinyin: Wú Hóngdá; February 8, 1937 – April 26, 2016) was a Chinese-American human rights activist. Wu spent 19 years in Chinese labor camps, and he became a resident and citizen of the United States. In 1992, he founded the Laogai Research Foundation. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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