1. Wan Yanhai- Wan is China's leading AIDs activist. Wan has been detained multiple times for his participation in various protests. I came upon Wan's name while reading a stirring article about the madness of China's mental health system Wan will be helpful because of his various articles and general passion for human rights.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/01/26/the_madness_of_china_s_mental_health_system
2.Aung San Suu Kyi- I have an unrelenting respect for Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung is one of the most famous human rights activist of our times because she was under house arrest in Burma for over 15 years because of her opposition to the Burmese government. Aung will be helpful to me because of her various speeches like Freedom From Fear.
3.Liu Xiaobo- Liu was the first Chinese citizen to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, but he was detained and was not allowed to receive his award. Liu has participated in major demonstrations like the 1989 tiananmen square incident. Liu shall be helpful to me because he is quite educated and has a large support group trying to get him out of jail.
4.Warren Buffet- It may seem odd to have billionaire Warren Buffet as a thought leader for human rights, I assure you that he is a true campaigner for the cause. Warren gives half of his money every year to various charity organizations and is trying to get other wealthy people to do the same. Warren will be helpful because of his sheer marketing prowess, I may be able to send him letters of some sort to ask him to allocate some of his funds to Chinese human rights.
5.Bill Gates- Bill is mostly known for his domination of the software market, but most people do not know that Bill is an ardent supporter of charitable causes. Bill,like Warren, gives half of his money to various charity organizations every year. Bill will be helpful because he has shown a strong pattern of pushing funds to atrocities such as Chinese human rights.
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