"Courage is knowing what not to fear" - Plato
China's wheelchair bound civil right lawyer Ni Yulan is an example of fearless courage.
Ni is known to fight for those who are evicted from their homes for development. Ni was not disabled in her earlier days, but she became disabled as the result of police beating in 2002 when she filmed the forcible demolition of a client's home.
Out spoken lawyer Ni's relation with the communist government were never sweet. Ni and her husband had been arrested and prosecuted many times. Chinese authorities had involved her in fraud and trouble making cases because she advocated civil rights.
Prison has already become the home of Ni for standing against forced land evictions and torture by the communist rule in China, and she has become a role model for those who stand against torture.
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