Bestselling memoir by Chinese human rights lawyer
Self-taught and raised in poverty, author Gao Zhisheng came to prominence through his defense of individuals persecuted for the practice of their religious and spiritual beliefs. Unwavering Convictions is Gao's intensely personal account of his experience in China of disbarment from the practice of law and detention.
A gripping and wrenching read, Unwavering Convictions opens a window into the soul of a human rights lawyer, ever unyielding in his convictions as to the importance of human dignity. Gao’s humility in regard to all whom he encounters, including those at all levels involved in his repression, enables him to lay out the challenges to be addressed at the level of the personal beliefs of individual Chinese citizens, if indeed China is to progress in the embrace of the rule of law.
In 2010 the ABA Section of International Law recognized Gao with its International Human Rights Lawyer Award. This book captures the author’s courage, humility and insight concerning human rights and the rule of law that earned him the distinction as well as a nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize.
