(IMAGE SOURCE: GOOGLE) On October 25 actor Christian Bale, of Batman fame, presented the blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng with an award at the annual gala of Human Rights First. Bale tried to visit Chen in 2011, while he was in China under house arrest. Bale was prevented and said, “What I really wanted to do was shake the man’s hand and say ‘thank you,’ and tell him what an inspiration he is.”
Chen escaped to the USA in May 2012.
Chen was trying to stop forced abortions on women in China.
“He [Chen] had exposed a program of forced abortion and sterilization in Shandong. A program of forced abortion means that women are being dragged from their homes against their will. They are being forced to have abortions, sometimes late-term -- imagine that -- with some women reportedly dying in the process. Now this is true horror. And in this insane world, this man, Chen, who was helping these women -- who was living by some of the most simple, brave and universally admired values – values that we teach our children every day, and helping our fellow man – for this, this man was imprisoned and beaten for over four years.” VIDEO SHARED FROM YOUTUBE
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