Protection of Freedom of Expression by Chinese Laws

Article 35 of the Constitution provides that citizens of the People＇s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. This accords with provisions of Articles of 19, 21 and 22 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In his report at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, General Secretary Hu Jintao urged to guarantee the people＇s right to freedom of expression. The right to free expression, apart from freedom of speech and of the press, includes the right to use slogans and posters to express political views.     

61st Anniversary of Adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Marked in Beijing

On Dec. 10, 2009, the International Human Rights Day, Scholars and students inBeijing gathered to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in China University of Political Science and Law. The Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Institute of China University of Political Science and Law, the Law School of Renmin University of China, and the LawSchool of Tsinghua University jointly sponsored the commemorations. The commemoration consisted of four parts including ＂the 61 st Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Photo Exhibition＂, ＂Remembrance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights＂, and relative academic seminars.     

Mai Xinmin： The Heart＇s Response to Life＇s Beauty

Mai Xinmin,Majored in Chinese Painting at the Arts Faculty of Central University for Nationalities （since renamed Minzu University of China）.Currently head of Chinese Painting Department of the Arts Faculty of Minzu University of China,supervisor of MA students.     

EXPLORING AIIB'S INNER MECHANISMS

正An explanation of the governance,capital,financing and operations of the new bankWhat is the composition of the Board of Governors?Each member of the AIIB will appoint a governor to represent it on the Board of Governors,which is vested with all of the AIIB's powers.The board meets annually,and can delegate any of its powers to the Board of Directors except for     

A Gathering of Economic ＂Stars＂

WHEN heads of economic colossi such as Sir John Bond, chairman of the SHBCGroup, Michael Treschow, chairman of Ericsson, Nick Scheele, president and chief operating officer of Ford, Gary Rogers, chairman of GE, Taizo Nishimuro, chairman of Toshiba, and distinguished scholars Stephen Roach, Morgan Stanley chief economist, and Erik Berglof, director of Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics under the Stockholm School of Economics, gather, there is assuredly a weighty matter of common interest at hand. Their convergence on March 23-24, 2003 in Beijing was oh the occasion of the China Development Forum.     

美在晋南民间

The land of the south of Shanxi,along the Huanhe valley, is theplace of origin of the Chinese cul-ture, and has enjoyed the title of"Hometown of Folk Arts". As early asthe primitive society colored potter-ies had appeared within theHuanghe valley. Today, the folk artsin the south of Shanxi that we cansee are the fruits of experiences oftheir life and the crystallization oftheir love of what is beauty. Its con-notative aesthetics is very simpleand sincere, and is of wider and     

Judicial Justice --Huang Jin on Improving Judicial Protection for Human Rights

The Decision on Certain Issues on Comprehensively Deepening the Reform, which was endorsed bythe Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, advocates improving judicial protection for human rights, making human rights protection one of the practical measures for implementing the principle of respecting and ensuring human rights, and making improvement of the judicial protection of human rights an important part of comprehensively deepening the reform. Prof. Huang Jin, president of the China University of Political Science and Law, was interviewed by the journal.     

National Model Procurator——Bai Jie

On July 8, 2008, a forum on how to implement the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（CPC） in improving procuratorate work was going on at the auditorium of the Supreme People＇s Procuratorate. Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Committee of Law was listening attentively to the speakers：     

＂Friends of Donkeys＂-- Backpacking in China

TECHNICALLY, they should be called friends of backpackers, but pronounced in Chinese, the name of this popular group of outdoor enthusiasts means "friends of donkeys."No one knows the exact origins of the backpacker phenomenon, yet tens of thousands of people have joined in this eco-centric activity. Escaping concrete and steel-heavy city vistas, these adventurers     

The Last Hunting Tribe

IN the primeval forests of northeastern China live the Evenkis, an ethnic minority of about 30,000 people. Most of them inhabit Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the northwestern part of Heilongjiang Province, where winter is long and punishing. Evenkis are believed to be descendents of the Tungus people, who originated from lands to the east of Lake Baikal thousands of years ago. Later, some of     

China Tries RMB Regionalization Measure

ON March 23, 2009, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People＇s Bank of China, published his article,“Thoughts on the Reform of the International Monetary System,”which has attracted considerable public interest. What is the future of the RMB in the current gloomy global economic environment？ Xia Bin, president of the Financial Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, hit the mark with the comment, “China is not pursuing the optimum target of complete intema-tionalization of the RMB, but a suboptimal one： gradual regionalization of the currency.”     

Scholarship and Folk Tradition Press On --Lang Ying,Scholar and Recorder of Manas

No mention of Manas scholarship, particularly that of recent decades, would be complete without citing Ms. Lang Ying of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences （CASS）. Her main field of research is the narrative literature of Turkik speaking peoples,     

Human Rights of Women and A Harmonious World

Human rights of women are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, as well as a major reflection of social civilization and social harmony. Human society is a whole consisting of men and women. The world will inevitably be a disharmonious one if women, who make up half of the total population, cannot enjoy equal human rights. Therefore, gender equality is an essential part of a harmonious society. Strengthening protection of human rights of women is absolutely necessary for building a harmonious world and the development of human rights of women will inevitably promote the building of a harmonious world.     

Serfs Emancipation Day Set

On March 28,1959, the State Council of the People＇s Republic of China announced the dissolution of the local government of Tibet and reorganozation of the Preparatory Committe for Tibet Autonomous Region to exercise lhe powers of local government.     

Wang Chen： China Registers Historic Progress in Human Rights

EDITOR＇S NOTE： On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the publication of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of China＇s reform and opening up, Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, accepted an exclusive interview by the Human Rights journal, during which he gave a positive appraisal of the position and role of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, expounded China＇s basic views on human rights and achievements in human rights development and visualized the prospects of human rights development in China and the world as a whole. The full text of Q＆A follows：     

Sichuan University Human Rights Law Research Center

<正>I.IntroductionThe Human Rights Law Research Center of Sichuan University was es-tablished in 2004.The center,which relies on the university,combines the functions of theoretical research,teach-ing and training,and social service.The organizational members of the center consist of the Law School of Sichuan University,the Academy of Social Development and Western Exploration,the Research Institute of Tibetology and the Research Institute of South Asia.1.Operating MechanismThe Human Rights Law Research Center of Sichuan University is com-posed of the Academic Committee,the Human Rights Social Services     

The Nationalities Libraryof China,a 50-year-old Treasury

On the north side of West Chang＇an Avenue in downtown Beijing stands a pagodastyle buildind of distinct ethnic flavor,It is the Cultural Palace of Nationalities,one of the ＂Top Ten Structures of Beijing of the 1950s,＂     

Transformations of China’s Legal System

FROM"rule of man"to"building a legal system,"to"rule of law"and finally,to the"rule of the Constitution,"the development of China’s legal structure epitomizes its learning curve of state governance.From Rule of Man to Building a Legal System The fi rst building block of the PRC’s legal construction was the establishment of the socialist legal system.In September 1949,the Common Program of the     

A Cultural Journey Through European Civilization in Beijing

正LI Sisi,a sophomore of the Central Academy of Fine Arts,cannot take her eyes off a bust of the Goddess Isis.She marvels at the perfection of the statue dated to 150-250,taking photos of it from different angles.On the other side of the exhibition hall at the National Museum of China(NMC)in central Beijing,a middle-aged couple is looking for the route of the Crusades on a map of the ancient Mediterranean.Such scenes replay every day at the"Mediterranean World from the Collections of the Musée du     

Improve Labor Contract System, Safeguard Lawful Rights and Interests of Laborers——An interview with Prof. Guan Huai of Law School of Renmin University of China

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Draft Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China has been completed and was published for soliciting comments on March 20. In a short period of one month, 191,849 pieces of comments and opinions were received. Prior to the promulgation of the law, this reporter interviewed Mr. Guan Huai, a noted Chinese expert in labor law, professor of the Law School of the Renmin University of China and law advisor to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.