General Report： International Symposium on “Respecting and Promoting Human Rights and Constructing a Harmonious World” Held in Beijing, November 22-24, 2006

An international symposium with the theme of "Respect-ing and Promoting Human Rights and Constructing a Harmonious World" was held in Beijing from November 22 to 24, 2006. It was sponsored by the China Soci-ety for Human Rights Studies to mark the 15th anniversary of China's issuance of the first white paper on human rights, as well as the 40th anniversary of the UN Internation-al Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Eco-nomic, Social and Cultural Rights. About 70 officials and experts from 19 countries and regions attended the symposium.