Guo Jianmei

Guo Jianmei
郭建梅
PronunciationGuō Jiànméi
BornMarch 1960
NationalityChinese
OccupationLawyer
SpouseLiu Zhenyun
ChildrenLiu Yulin

Guo Jianmei (Chinese: 郭建梅; pinyin: Guō Jiànméi; born March 27, 1960) is a Chinese lawyer, human rights activist and director of a women's legal aid NGO. In 2005, she was one of 1000 women put forward as nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize. Guo is the recipient of the 2010 Simone De Beauvoir Prize and the International Women of Courage Award in 2011. She received the Right Livelihood Award in 2019. She is married to writer Liu Zhenyun.

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