Yang Jianli
Chinese dissident, former political prisoner, Tiananmen Square massacre survivor and President of Initiatives for China
Rising Powers and International Rights Compliance: Case Study of China with Rebiya Kadeer, Alfred Moses, Yang Jianli, Phuntsok Nyidron
- On: China
- Summit(s): 2010
- Speaker: Rebiya Kadeer, Alfred Moses, Yang Jianli, Phuntsok Nyidron
Speakers and Participants
Rebiya Kadeer
Human rights advocate and former President of the World Uyghur Conference
Alfred Moses
Chair of UN Watch, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Special Presidential Envoy for the Cyprus Conflict, Special Counsel to President Jimmy Carter
Phuntsok Nyidron
Tibetan Former Political Prisoner
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