Li Boguang

Li Boguang
李柏光
Li Boguang in May 2006
Born(1968-10-01)October 1, 1968
Jiahe County, Hunan
DiedFebruary 26, 2018(2018-02-26) (aged 49)[1]
Beijing
NationalityChinese
Alma materPeking University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, human rights activist, writer, translator, publisher
Years active1997 — 2018[2]
Known forTangshan protest
AwardsNational Endowment for Democracy – Democracy Award 2008[3]
Weiquan lawyers
Background
Lawyers and legal scholars
Organizations
Cases and events
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Boguang
Chinese李柏光
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Bóguāng
Wade–GilesLǐh Pǎikwāng
IPA[lì pwǒkwáŋ]
Li met with an archbishop from the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem on February 7, 2018.

Li Boguang (Chinese: 李柏光; pinyin: Lǐ Bóguāng; 1 October 1968 – 26 February 2018) was a Chinese legal scholar and human rights activist. Li was born in a mountain village in Jiahe County, Hunan province. He was the youngest son among seven children in poor family. When his father died Li was only 7 years old.[4][5]

In his capacity as the director of the Qimin Research Institute in Beijing,[6] Li supported farmers in seeking compensation for confiscated farmland. He was arrested in 2004 following his involvement in the Tangshan protest, which led to international attention being paid to his plight by human rights groups.[7] Li was the victim of a physical assault in 2016.[8] He died in February 2018, with the Chinese government attributing his death to liver disease.[9] This provoked controversy, with media outlets considering his demise to be "suspicious",[3][10][11] given the Chinese government's track record on human rights.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Unul dintre cei mai duri critici ai regimului de la Beijing, mort în condiţii suspecte. Avea 49 de ani şi era un militant foarte activ" (in Romanian). 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Chrlawyers.hk" Li Boguang (李柏光). China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WashPo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Yaxue, Cao (20 March 2018). "The Might of an Ant: the Story of Lawyer Li Baiguang (1 of 2)". China Change. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ Yaxue, Cao (21 March 2018). "The Might of an Ant: the Story of Lawyer Li Baiguang (2 of 2)". China Change. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Chinese Police Harass Journalist Who Covered Tangshan Protest". Radio Free Asia. 2004-07-14. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. ^ "China – "We could disappear at any time"" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  8. ^ Ide, William (21 October 2017). "Chinese Leader's Call for Democracy, Justice, Clashes With Crackdown on Dissent".
  9. ^ 陸人權律師李柏光突過世 國際組織指不尋常. Central News Agency (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
  10. ^ Shepherd, Christian (26 February 2018). "Death of Chinese rights lawyer raises suspicions". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Sudden Death of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Raises Suspicions". Radio Free Asia.