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Ye Haiyan
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| 叶海燕 | |
| Born | 25 September 1975 Xinzhou District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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| Known for | Activism, Women's Rights |
Biography
Ye Haiyan (born 1975) is a Chinese gender activist, best known for her action in favor of women and children against violence.
Activism
In 2006 Ye became the founder of China Grassroots Women’s Rights Center.
In May of 2012, Ye was driven to a wall after accumulating debt, and was denyed NGO as there was no local government to support her. Her determined writing an advocacy gained her the trust of small and more well know Chinese artists like Ai WeiWei. The NGO office Ye was using after support in Guangxi was raided by eight plainclothes men who reportedly attacked her. Haiyan said after the attack that she presumed the men had been sent by the local government.
Family/Personal Life
Ye's activism has exposed the authorities and school officials but has had a negative effect on her daughter because schools are not willing to enroll her.
