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CHARTER 08 and the Detention of Liu Xiaobo
On the eve of December 10, 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, over 300 Chinese citizens signed and posted online a document titled "Charter 08," calling for political reform and greater protection of human rights in China.
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Government Improves Anti-Domestic Violence Efforts; Victim Protection Remains Limited
In order to provide better protection to domestic violence victims, four Ministries (Public Security, Civil Affairs, Health, and Justice), one Party-controlled organization (All-China Women's Federation), the Party's Central Propaganda Department, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly issued the Opinions on Preventing and Deterring Domestic Violence (Opinions) on July 31, 2008.
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Inner Mongolia Legal Provisions Include Focus on Ethnic Minority Women
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) government has included focus on ethnic minority women in recent legislation on women's rights, but its impact may be limited given a track record across China of weak implementation of provisions to protect both women's rights and ethnic minority rights.
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New Science and Technology Plan for Ethnic Minorities Raises Questions About Ethnic Minority Rights
The Chinese central government has issued direction on advancing science and technology development among ethnic minorities and in ethnic minority areas, combining potentially beneficial provisions with those that may clash with the protection of ethnic minority rights.
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State-Controlled Church Continues To Align Protestant Doctrine to Communist Party Policy
The state-controlled Chinese Protestant church marked the 10th-year anniversary of a program of theology that aligns Protestant doctrine to Communist Party policy, according to several November 2008 reports from the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA).
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Local Governments Target "Illegal" Worship Sites and "Illegal" Religious Activities Throughout Fall
Local governments in China reported in fall 2008 on measures to prevent "illegal" religious gatherings and curb other "illegal" religious activities, continuing longstanding controls over religious practice in China.
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Xinjiang Authorities Continue Security Measures, Propaganda Campaigns
Authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have continued to promote restrictive security measures and widespread propaganda campaigns throughout fall 2008, according to various reports from the region.
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Propaganda Head Liu Yunshan Calls for Positive Spin on Economy
Liu Yunshan, head of the Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department (CPD), called on propaganda officials to prioritize "economic propaganda work" to deal with the current economic downturn, according to remarks he made on November 18, 2008, as reported in a Xinhua article (in Chinese) of the same date.
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China's Anti-Trafficking Efforts Remain Inadequate One Year After Government's Release of National Action Plan
The Chinese government's anti-trafficking response remains inadequate and noncompliant with international standards one year after the State Council issued the National Action Plan on Combating Trafficking in Women and Children (2008-2012) on December 13, 2007, (English version via the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region's China Office, or UNIAP China).
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Inner Mongolia Press and Publication Bureau Suspends China Business Post
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Press and Publication Bureau (Inner Mongolia PPB) ordered the China Business Post (Caijing Shibao) on September 8 to suspend publication for three months after the financial newspaper published a July 11 report (reprinted in Sina.com) critical of the Agricultural Bank of China, according to a September 25 South China Morning Post (SCMP) article (subscription required).
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Authorities Pressure Lawyers, Prevent Courts from Handling Milk Cases
According to a September 22 Takungpao article and an October 16 New York Times (NYT) article, Chinese lawyers in Beijing and the provinces of Hebei and Henan reported that officials have pressured them not to take cases related to milk powder tainted with the toxic chemical melamine, the widespread sale of which was revealed to the public in September 2008.
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Over 300 Citizens Issue "Charter 08"; Several Activists Detained
More than 300 Chinese citizens--including scholars, writers, lawyers, and activists--issued Charter 08, an open statement calling for greater rights and political reform in China on the eve of December 10. The date coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day. The prominent intellectual Liu Xiaobo has been detained under suspicion of "inciting subversion" in connection with Charter 08, according to a December 9 Independent Chinese Pen Center article (Chinese). Several other activists also have been detained in advance of Human Rights Day.
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2008 Annual Report
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its 2008 Annual Report on human rights conditions and the development of the rule of law in China on Friday, October 31, 2008. Click here for the full report (text/pdf).
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2007 Annual Report
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its 2007 Annual Report on human rights conditions and the development of the rule of law in China on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Click here for the full report (text/pdf).
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Partial List of Political Prisoners Known or Believed to be Detained or Imprisoned in China as of October 31 (1,088 Cases)
Click here to Search the full CECC Political Prisoner Database of over 4,794 cases
A "political prisoner" is an individual detained for exercising his or her human rights under international law, such as peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of association, free expression, including the freedom to advocate peaceful social or political change, and to criticize government policy or government officials. (This list of rights is not meant to be exhaustive, just illustrative.) In most cases, prisoners in the CECC Political Prisoner Database (PPD) were detained or imprisoned for attempting to exercise rights guaranteed to them by China’s law and Constitution, or by international law, or both.
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Charter 08
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Human Rights Day 2008
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- China's Olympic Commitments
- See also Chairman Sander Levin's and Co-Chairman Byron Dorgan's Statement on China's Olympic Commitments. Click here for the full transcript and supporting materials from the Commission's Hearing on "The Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China."
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- Tibetan Protests
- See also Chairman Sander Levin's Statement on the Tibetan Protests.
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- China's Household Registration System
- Available in English (html or pdf) and Chinese (html or pdf).
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Human Rights and Rule of Law in China: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here? (12/12/08)
At this CECC Roundtable, a distinguished panel of experts and former Administration officials provided a range of perspectives on lessons learned since the normalization of US-China relations three decades ago; the impact of U.S. programs and policies on the development of human rights and the rule of law in China; an assessment of the current Administration's policies; and where we should go from here as we look ahead to the new Administration.
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