Achievements and Significance of China＇s Human Rights Activities in the World

Toward the end of the 1970s, the United States began to implement its human rights （HR） diplomacy, trying to export its ideology by exercising hegemony as part of the cold war. Under its influence, some other western countries also introduced HR into their bilateral relations. The drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union gave the United States the chance of spearheading its HR attack against China.     

Academic Symposium on China＇s Human Rights Development

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of China＇ s reform and opening up, the China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） held an academic symposium named China＇s Thirty Years of Reform and Opening up and Human Rights Development, on December 2-3, 2008 in Beijing. Attending were Wang Chen, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China （CPC） Central Committee and director of the State Council Information Office, and Luo Haocai, president of the CSHRS. Both spoke at the symposium, which gathered some 60 human rights experts from all over China.     

Progress and Reflection： China＇s Human Rights in the Past 30 Years

This year marks the 30th anniversary of China＇s reform and opening up. Tremendous changes have taken place in Chinese society over the past three decades. With the economic and social development, China has made great progress in the human rights cause, which is closely linked to the nation＇s fate as human rights will progress as long as a country prospers. In the past 30 years,     

On All-round Development of Human Rights in China

In October 2003, the Third Plenary Session of the Sixteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) called for adherence to "the outlook toward development based on the fundamental interests of the people, toward an all-round, balanced and sustainable development." The session also     

Progress in China＇s Human Rights in 2013

<正>EDITOR’S NOTE:The Information Oi ce of the State Council,or China’s Cabinet,issued a white paper on Progress in China’s Human Rights in 2013.Following is the full text.Foreword In 2013 China made progress in its human rights undertaking while advancing on the course of the Chinese Dream,a great rejuvenation     

Protection of Human Rights in China＇s Judicial Proceedings

In recent years, China has madeeye-catching achievements inimproving its legal system,including its legislation on pro-tection of human rights, thanks toimplementation of the state strategy ofrunning the country in accordance withthe law. The people's cou…     

The Value Choices of China’s Human Rights Model

The cause of human rights in contemporary China has developed rapidly and achieved great accomplish-ments. Everyone who lives in China     

On the Role of China＇s Letters and Visits System in Human Rights Protection

<正>The letters and visits system is a kind of system for hu-man rights protection with Chinese characteristics.The system has made tremendous achievements in promoting and safeguarding human rights and ac-cumulated rich experience in the protection of human rights.in the future,it will continuously play a unique role in China’s human rights protection.I.China’s Letters and Visits System Is a System for Human Rights Protection Since the United nations General assembly passed the Universal     

China＇s Human Rights Conditions in Chinese Media

EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is a collection of news reports about China's human rights conditions, which we hope will help readers know in what ways China has been trying to promote its human rights cause.     

Nhere Westerners Stray in Their Exploration of China＇s Human Rights

Respecting and protecting human rights is an important fruit of the progress of human society and a significant landmark for a modern civil society. It is a common pursuit for people throughout the world and a long, sublime goal for the Chinese government and its people. Since the reform and opening up initiated in 1978, China has made unprecedented progress in both its human rights cause and modernization drive.     

China＇s Human Rights Cause and Non-Governmental Organizations

Non-governmental organizations （NGOs） are a major force in promoting modern human rights cause. NGO plays an important and indispensable supplementary role in the system of human rights protection led by the government. In developing human rights, it is imperative to display the advantages of NGOs in protecting and developing the right to survival and development.     

Poverty Eradication and Human Rights Safeguards： China＇s Progress and Reflections

During the process of human rights protection worldwide, poverty is increasingly attracting attentions from the international community. Whether the right of getting out of poverty can be regarded as a basic human right is still undetermined, at least it has become an unavoidable focus in the human rights area. In the article, I plan to discuss the significance of poverty eradication to human rights protection, review the efforts and achievements China has made in this regard and analyze, examine and introspect the existing problems.     

Accurate Evaluation of China＇s Human Rights Legislation During the Historical Periods Before and After Reform and Opening-up

<正>Recently,when evaluatingthe achievements Chinahas made during the his-torical periods before andafter reform and opening-up,ChinesePresident Xi Jinping pointed out,"Thesocialist construction conducted bythe people under the leadership of ourParty is divided into two historicalperiods—before and after reform andopening-up.The two periods are in-terconnected,but also different fromeach other.however,they both essen-tially reflect the practical explorations     

Human Rights NGOs and the United Nations Human Rights Council——Participation by the China Society for Human Rights Studies in the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

<正>Since its founding in 1993,the China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)has extensively participated in the human rights work of the United Nations(UN)and has actively carried out international exchange and coop-eration.In May 2012,the UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC)initiated the second round of country reviews on human rights.As China’s biggest hu-man rights research organization and enjoying special consultative status within the UN Economic and Social Council,CSHRS organized the com-pilation of an NGO shadow report and     

Exhibition Highlights Development of Human Rights in China——An interview with Professor Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of China Society for Human Rights Studies

An exhibition on human rights in China was held in the Cultural Palace of Ethnic Groups, Beijing, November 17-26,2006, jointly by the Information Office of the State Council, China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Human Rights Development Fund. The exhibition attracted more than 10,000 visitors from in and outside the country and aroused much media attention. Following is an interview by our reporter with Prof. Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of the CSHRS, on the exhibition.     

The Human Rights magazine：A window of China＇s human rights

Launched in 2002, the Human Rights magazine operates under the auspices of the China Society for Human Rights Studies, a non-governmental organization in SPECIAL consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.     

Progress in China’s Human Rights in 2009

The Information Office of the State Council, or China＇s Cabinet, issued a white paper on Progress in China＇s Human Rights in 2009 on Sept. 26, 2010. Following is the full text filed by Xinhua News Agency：