More Chinese talk on human rights
For all the talk and white papers, there doesn't seem to be much action in China on human rights. Have your students read the Chinese constitution to see what rights are protected. Compare them to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the U.S. Bill of Rights. (it is an enlightening exercise.)China to outline first national action plan to protect human rights
"China planned to draft its first national action plan to protect human rights, said the State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
"The action plan would cover aspects such as improving government function, expanding democracy, strengthening the rule of law, improving people's livelihood, protecting rights of women, children and ethnic minorities and boosting public awareness of human rights, said a statement of the office...
"'As the first of its kind, the plan will leave important effect on the country's human rights development in the future,' said Dong Yunhu, vice president and secretary general of the China Society for Human Rights Studies...
"The Chinese government issued the first white paper describing the country's human rights situation in 1991, officially adopting the concept of 'human rights' in its political strategy.
"Since then, the country has issued 40 such documents on human rights protection but never a state action plan on what it is going to do in this field...
"The plan embodies the government's effort to carry out the country's 'constitutional principle of respecting and safeguarding human rights', which was adopted in 2004, and the development concept of putting people first, Wang Chen, minister in charge of the State Council Information Office said...
"But he did not release the timetable of drafting and when the plan would be implemented."
See also: Global initiative promises to harmonize ICT and human rights
Labels: China, human rights, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:02 AM
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