Award Ceremony for Human Rights Held

Aceremony to award the winners of human rights knowledge contest and outstanding writings of Human Rights magazine was held on Jan- uary 28 in Beijing. Jointly sponsored by the China Soci- ety for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), Guangming Daily and Human Rights Magazine,the test questions for the human rights quiz contest were run in the     

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     

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.     

China Society for Human Rights Studies Organizes Forum to Study and Implement Guidelines of 3rd Plenum of 18th CPC Central Committee

<正>The China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)organized on Nov.28 a forum to study and implement the guidelines of the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC).Executive members of CSHRS and other CSHRS members in Beijing discussed improvement of judicial protection for human rights and legal construction in China.CSHRS President Luo Haocai,who was     

Forum on China's Move to Enshrine Human Rights in Constitution

China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) called a forum of experts and scholars on March 15 to discuss the significance of getting human rights protection enshrined in China's fundamental law—the Constitution. Presided over by CSHRS President Zhou Jue, the forum was attended by CSHRS vice-presidents Yang Zhengquan and Dong Yunhu and more than 20 human rights experts and scholars from the     

China''''s First Seminar On Prisoners'''' Human Rights

Anational seminar on honoring prisoners' human rights was held in Nanjing from September 10 to 12 by China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Penology Society (CPS), which, the first of its kind in China, drew over 60 law and human rights experts and officials from jails and judicial administrations across the country.     

International Symposium On Oriental Culture and Human Rights Development Held in Beijing

The International Symposium on Oriental Culture and Human Rights Development was successfully held by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Foundation lot Human Rights Development (CFHRD) in Beijing on October 29-31, 2002. The Symposium focused on the following three topics: the universality of human rights and cultural diversity, the oriental and western culture and human rights, and culture and human rights in the globalization process. The three-day Symposium attracted more than 70 scholars, experts, officials and parliamentarians from 26 countries, including Australia, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Republic of     

Human Rights Consensus and the Common Prosperity of Civilizations——A Summary of Views at the “2018·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”

The "2018·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights" was successfully held at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, on June 28. The seminar was hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the International Institute of Human Rights, and was organized by the Human Rights Institute at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law and the French ADELIE Language and Cultural Exchange Association. The University of Strasbourg, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and European Institute for Political and Strategic Communication were served as co-organizers. Over 60 experts and scholars in the field of human rights from China and Europe attended the seminar in search of the diversity of civilization and human rights protection, focusing on themes such as "the philosophy of human rights in a Chinese context", "the philosophy of human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its reflection", "human rights theory and practice in a pluralistic world", "human rights exchanges and dialogues under the diversity of civilization", and "in search of human rights consensus in diverse civilizations." In the context of respecting diversity, the seminar sought a consensus to promote trans-cultural communication in the form of dialogues and to strengthen understanding between the academic circles of China and Europe.     

Chinese Experts and Scholars On US Human Rights Report

A dozen human rights experts and scholars from institutions of higher learning and research organizations attended a forum hem by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) in Beijing in early March. With a large amount of facts, they refuted the 2001 country reports on human rights issued on March 4 by the US Department of State for its vicious distortion and attacks on China's human rights. Following are excerpts of their speeches.     

Construction of Environment for Sustainable Human Rights Development

Today,we are gathered to welcome the opening of the Sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights,which is co-sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development.Undoubtedly it is of positive significance that human rights experts and scholars in the international human rights ield from many countries in the world have assembled together in this golden season to plan human rights development.On behalf of the State Council     

National Human Rights Action Pland Human Rights Education

On April 13, 2009, the Information Office of the State Council （IOSC） published the National Human Rights Action Plan of China （2009-2010）, which caused a widespread repercussion in China and the world over and won favorable comments. It was generally acknowledged that the publication and implementation of the Action Plan would help the entire Chinese society enhance its awareness of human rights protection and usher in an all- round development of China＇s human rights cause.     

National Human Rights Action Plan and Human Rights Education

On April 13, 2009, the Information Office of the State Council (IOSC) published the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010), which caused a widespread repercussion in China and the world over and won     

Human Rights Education in the Perspective of International Human Rights Law

In a statement issued on the 2004 World Human Rights Day, Ms. Louse Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, described human rights education as a strategy for attainment of "human rights for all," as a basic means for developing a universal culture of human rights, as an instrument for promoting equality and involvement of the people in decision-mak-ing under democratic mechanisms, and as an investment to prevent infringements upon human rights and to ward off conflicts of violence. It should be noted that so much importance attached by UN human rights organ to human rights education epitomizes the empowering characters of human rights education and the functions it performs in the global human rights system.     

International Human Rights Mechanism and Construction of Harmonious Human Rights Relations

The international human rights mechanism is a product of the pursuit for peace and justice of the human society.As the core values of the internation- al human rights mechanism,the universal human rights standards provide the international community with a basic path of human rights development in different countries.In recent years a limited few of countries have utilized the universal human rights standards to promote their own strategic wills,and interfere in the     

Promoting Human Rights

Editor's note: The following is the full speech by Minister of the State Council Information O ce Wang Chen at the opening ceremony of the Third Beijing Human Rights Forum on Oct. 19.Your Excellency President Luo Haocai, Distinguished guests, ladies, gentlemen and friends,Good morning!On     

中国共产党对推进中国人权事业的伟大贡献

人权的根本问题 ,是人在自然界和人类社会的生存权和发展权 ,亦即人类真正掌握自己命运的权利。人类对自己命运的掌握是同人类自身的生存、发展和完善紧密相连的 ,这包括政治、经济、文化、教育等诸多方面。中国共产党领导人民从自己的历史和国情出发 ,根据长期的实践经验 ,形成了具有广泛、公平、真实特性的人权理论 ,并在革命和建设过程中付之实践 ,从而极大地推进了中国的人权建设事业。     

Human Rights Guaranteed

<正>Report says China’s human rights plan successfully implemented According to a detailed assessment report published by China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO),all the measures outlined in the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-10) had been successfully put into place by the end of 2010.     

中共十八大进一步丰富了中国特色社会主义人权理论

从2008年以来,我们已在五年时间里连续五次在中国北京举办北京人权论坛,就国际人权领域大家共同关心的话题发表意见,坦诚交流。五年时间,只是短暂一瞬,而我们却通过北京人权论坛这一平等、开放的平台,凝聚了智慧,促进了了解,扩大了共识,增进了友谊。北京人权论坛的举办,顺应了当今时代的发展要     

Advancing Human Rights

Editor’s note:Amid the country’s ongoing efforts to work out the National Human Rights ActionPlan of China(2012-2015),WangChen,minister of the State Council Information Office, gave an interview to Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday about the new program. The following are excerpts of what he said:     

中国人权事业的进步与发展有目共睹

The following is the full speech by Minister of the State Council Information Office Wang Chen at the opening ceremony of the Third Beijing Human Rights Forum on Oct. 19.