China Human Rights Exihibition

Respecting and safeguarding human rights is a major achievement of an advanced human society and an important symbol of a modern civilized society. It is not only a mutual pursuit of the world people, a common principle for world leaders governing their countries, but also a great objective pursued of the Chinese government and its people. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese people never give up the pursuit in their efforts of more than half a century and China’s human rights cause has achieved historical progress. The purpose of this exhibition is to promote the scientific view of development by putting people first and the stated in the Constitutional Law: The State respects and safeguards human rights.

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·The Information Office of State Council
·The China Society for Human Rights Studies
·The China Human Rights Development Foundation

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CRI: Human Rights Exhibition Opens in Beijing

by: 2006-11-17 14:26:27

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2006-11-17

A major exhibition on human rights in China opened in Beijing on Friday.

In a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, Director of the Information Office of the State Council Cai Wu said the government respects and protects its citizen's human rights. The same rights are written into the Chinese constitution.

He stressed that the government has always worked to promote human rights in China.

The exhibition is the largest on the subject of human rights in China, with more than 700 pictures, 250 legal documents and 300 books - mostly in Chinese – on display. The exhibition will run for 10 days and is free to all visitors.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It is also 15 years since China issued its White Paper on Human Rights in China.

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