2008 Democracy Award
Title
2008 Democracy Award
Subject
Democracy--China
Human rights workers--China
Li Baiguang
Li Heping
Chen Guangcheng
Zhang Jianhong
Yao Fuxin
Hu Shigen
Teng Biao
Description
On Tuesday June 17, the National Endowment for Democracy honored the heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China with the presentation of its annual Democracy Award. Lawyers Li Baiguang and Li Heping were able to attend the Capitol Hill ceremony to accept their awards, while four other honorees, Chen Guangcheng, Zhang Jianhong, Yao Fuxin and Hu Shigen, who are all serving sentences in Chinese prisons, were honored in absentia, along with Dr.Teng Biao, a lawyer and professor who is unable to leave China.
Creator
National Endowment for Democracy
Publisher
National Endowment for Democracy
Date
2008
Format
DVD
Language
eng
Type
MovingImage
Identifier
AV0002
Coverage
June 17, 2008
Duration
63 min., 49 sec.
Citation
National Endowment for Democracy, “2008 Democracy Award,” NED Multimedia, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ned.omeka.net/items/show/9.