Guo Jianmei

Guo Jianmei
郭建梅
PronunciationGuō Jiànméi
BornMarch 1960
NationalityChinese
OccupationLawyer
SpouseLiu Zhenyun
ChildrenLiu Yulin

Guo Jianmei (Chinese: 郭建梅; pinyin: Guō Jiànméi; born March 27, 1960) is a Chinese lawyer, human rights activist and director of a women's legal aid NGO. In 2005, she was one of 1000 women put forward as nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize.[1] Guo is the recipient of the 2010 Simone De Beauvoir Prize and the International Women of Courage Award in 2011.[2][3] She received the Right Livelihood Award in 2019.[4] She is married to writer Liu Zhenyun.[5]

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  3. ^ "Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards". 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. ^ "Right Livelihood Awards - 2019 announcement". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  5. ^ "Permission to Speak". NewsChina. Retrieved 2018-01-17.