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Xu Yan and her husband, Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng pose for a selfie in Beijing in 2017
Xu Yan and her husband, Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng pose for a selfie in Beijing in 2017 Source: AAP

Yu Wensheng was named the 2021 Martin Ennals Award Laureate in a ceremony conducted virtually in Geneva, Switzerland, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Yu Wensheng was named the 2021 Martin Ennals Award Laureate in a ceremony conducted virtually in Geneva, Switzerland, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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