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Zhang Sizhi is a Chinese legal scholar and former professor at Peking University. He is known for his work in the field of criminal law and for his defense of political dissidents. He was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, on 12 November 1927. Zhang Sizhi graduated from the Law Department of Peking University in 1951 and began teaching at the university in 1954. He was a professor of criminal law and a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was also a member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Zhang Sizhi is best known for his defense of political dissidents, including Wei Jingsheng, Wang Dan, and Liu Xiaobo. He was also a vocal critic of the Chinese government's human rights record. Zhang Sizhi has received numerous awards for his work, including the International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association in 1998 and the International Human Rights Award from the International League for Human Rights in 2000. As of 2021, Zhang Sizhi's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Legal scholar, lawyer
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 12 November 1927
Birthday 12 November
Birthplace Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Date of death June 24, 2022
Died Place Beijing, China
Nationality China

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2022

On 24 June 2022, he died from cancer in Beijing, at the age of 94.

1927

Zhang Sizhi (Chinese: 张思之; pinyin: Zhāng Sīzhī; 12 November 1927 – 24 June 2022) was an active rights lawyer in China, and a professor at Central University of Finance and Economics. He was known as "The lawyer's conscience".

Zhang was born as the eldest of 10 children to Zhang Jingtang and Meng Yanrong on November 12, 1927 in Zhengzhou. His father was a doctor who practiced Chinese traditional medicine. In 1944, at the age of 16, he joined the Chinese Expeditionary Force. 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 and participated in the trials of "Lin Biao Anti-Revolutionary Group Case" and "Jiang Qing Anti-Revolutionary Group Case", commonly known as the "Two Cases", serving as defense lawyers for Jiang Qing and others. After the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, he defended liberals such as Bao Tong, Wang Juntao, Gao Yu and Pu Zhiqiang, as well as rights lawyers.