Zhang Sizhi

Zhang Sizhi(Chinese: 张思之; pinyin: Zhāng Sīzhī) is an active rights lawyer in China, and a professor at Central University of Finance and Economics.[1] He was known as "The lawyer's conscience". [2][3]

Zhang Sizhi
张思之
Zhang Sizhi (2013)
BornNovember 1927 (age 93)
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
NationalityChinese
OccupationLegal scholar
Known forCivil rights advocacy
Weiquan lawyers
Background
Lawyers and legal scholars
Organizations
Cases and Events
Zhang Sizhi
Traditional Chinese張思之
Simplified Chinese张思之
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Biography

Zhang Sizhi was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, China in 1927. [4] In 1944, at the age of 16, he joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force. [4] Three years later, he was admitted to Chaoyang university. After graduating from university, he became a judge. In 1950, he graduated from the People's University of China. During the Anti-Rightist Movement, he was divided into right, was sentenced to 15 years in a village. In 1972, he was free to act as a teacher. In July 1979, Zhang returned as a lawyer.

See also

References
  1. "我院兼职教授张思之先生八十华诞暨律师执业五十周年庆祝酒会在京隆重举行". Central University of Finance and Economics (in Chinese). 29 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "Zhang Sizhi – Outstanding Commitment to Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China". The Green Political Foundation. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2012. Sizhi is known among Chinese lawyers as “the conscience of lawyers”
  3. "唐璜:谁弄丢了中国律师的"良心"？----感悟张思之". Central University of Finance and Economics (in Chinese). 1 December 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012. ……从第一场辩护算起，经过五十年风雨历程，他被尊为中国律师界的荣耀和良心.
  4. Zhang Fan (张帆) (1 July 2012). "律师何为？——专访张思之". Cejing (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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