Barefoot Lawyer Reports

Part Two of a podcast in which Gillian Richards, a recent alumnus of the Catholic University of America M.A. in Human Rights program, joins Center for Human Rights Fellow Chen Guangcheng and Center for Human Rights Director Bill Saunders for a discussion on religious persecution in China.

Gillian Richards, a recent alumnus of the Catholic University of America, joins Center for Human Rights Fellow Chen Guangcheng and Center for Human Rights Director Bill Saunders for a discussion on religious persecution in China.

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Chen Guangcheng reflects on the blessings of living in the United States. He also offers insight regarding what he thinks are the greatest threats to Democracy and Liberty.

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports, Chen Guangcheng discusses the efficacy of tariffs as a way of weakening the Chinese Communist Party. He argues against the Biden administration's consideration of lifting the Trump-era tariffs.

Chen Guangcheng, Distinguished Senior Fellow at our Center for Human Rights and several prominent human rights activists from across the globe signed letter to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressing their concerns about the Chinese Communist Party's detainment of two prominent activists, Gao Zhisheng and Sun Wenguang.

In this episode of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports podcast, Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Bill Saunders talk about the former's reception of the 2022 Bradley Prize, as well as the imprisoned human rights activist Jimmy Lai's honorary degree recently awarded to him from The Catholic University of America.

Wang Dan, a prominent human rights activist and student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, talks to Chen Guangcheng Bill Saunders about his experiences at the protests, in which 10,000 people were massacred by the Chinese Communist Party.

Wang Dan, a prominent human rights activist and student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, talks to Chen Guangcheng Bill Saunders about his experiences at the protests, in which 10,000 people were massacred by the Chinese Communist Party.

Former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback talks about religious freedom in China with Chen Guangcheng and Dr. Bill Saunders, director of the Center for Human Rights at The Catholic University of America.

Chen Guangcheng talks about how the Chinese Communist Party is using COVID-19 as an excuse to promote its police state.

In April of 1989, students began protesting for democracy in Tiananmen Square, which ultimately led to the violent massacre of thousands of civilians. In this episode, Chen Guangcheng explains the origins of the protests and calls on Americans to express solidarity with Chinese citizens who stand against the oppression of the Chinese Communist Party.

In the second part of the Barefoot Lawyer Reports podcast on the Falun Gong, Dr. Bill Saunders, Dr. Sen Nieh, and Chen Guangcheng discuss organ harvesting and other human rights abuses against the Falun Gong instigated by the Chinese Communist Party.

On March 14, 2022, human rights activist Jim Li was fatally stabbed by a young Chinese woman who may have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Chen Guangcheng investigates the situation and offers his analysis.

Chen Guangcheng, Bill Saunders, and Sen Nieh discuss the human rights situation in Hong Kong.

Chen Guangcheng reports on the recent increase of COVID cases in China.

Chen Guangcheng describes how the Chinese Communist Party kidnaps human rights lawyers and activists, including his friend Gao Zhisheng.

Chen Guangcheng explains the origins and purpose of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Umbrella Movement.

Chen Guangcheng tells the story of his friend, fellow human rights activist Guo Feixiong, who was imprisoned upon requesting that he visit his wife in the United States who was suffering from cancer. Read the New Year’s Declaration on China’s Human Rights Crisis here: https://arts-sciences.catholic.edu/academics/interdisciplinary/human-rights-center/2022-declaration-on-china/index.html Purchase Th...

Chen Guangcheng comments on the history of abortion and China's one child policy.

In part four of The Barefoot Lawyer's Journey, Chen Guangcheng talks about his escape from house arrest by the Chinese Communist Party.  The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout th...

Chen Guangcheng comments on Peng Shuai, the missing Chinese Tennis Star.

In part three of The Barefoot Lawyer's Journey, Chen Guangcheng talks about his imprisonment by the Chinese Communist Party.

In part two of The Barefoot Lawyer's Journey, Chen Guangcheng speaks about his lawsuits against the Chinese government for discriminating against blind people and the infamous one child policy.

In part one of The Barefoot Lawyer's Journey, Chen Guangcheng speaks about what it was like growing up blind in China and what sparked his interest in law.