China Embarks on a Road towards Human Rights Progress with Chinese Characteristics

The first Beijing Forum on Human Rights was held by the China Society for Human Rights Studies（CSHRS） from April 21-23, 2008. Following is the speech made by Luo Haocai, President of CSHRS, at the opening ceremony on April 21.     

Promoting Development and Innovation of China’s Human Rights Theory

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). as Party General Secretary hu Jintao said, for the past 90 years, under the leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people have accomplished the three missions of new Democratic Revolution, the Socialist Revolution and reform and opening-up. During the process, the Party and the people have opened a new path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, formed the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics, as well as established a system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.     

The Chinese Model of Human Rights Protection

Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen,
I am very delighted to be here at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, a prestigious and privileged university in this beautiful country of Belgium, to discuss the issue of human fights pro- tection with you today. Human fights are great, and respect for and protection of them have been a long-cherished common aspiration and pursuit of the peoples of all nations in the world. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, issued 61 years ago, proclaims the protection of human fights to be ＂a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.＂