January 15, 2010
The paper written by Prof Li Junru for EU-China Observer Issue 6, 2009 is worth closer examination, bearing in mind the importance of the author. Prof. Li Junru is former Vice President of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He is now Vice Director of the China Reform… » read more
Posted by Stanley Crossick
The post of 30 April asked whether the National Human Rights Action Plan of China is rhetoric or reality. Below is a summary of the main reforms, bearing in mind that the document exceeds 21 000 words. I. Guarantee of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1) Right to work Efforts to be made to promote… » read more
Posted by Stanley Crossick
The first National Human Rights Action Plan of China has just been published for the period 2009-2010. What are the motivations behind publication? Is this a genuine attempt to improve human rights in China or just intended to show that officials take human rights seriously? Is it an effort to ward off domestic concerns? Is… » read more
Posted by Stanley Crossick
April 24, 2009
How did the United Nations and its leading member countries make such a mess of the racism conference in Geneva this week, dubbed ‘Durham II”?To try to answer this question requires other questions to be addressed: How can the UN Human Rights Council have credibility, given its anti-Israeli bias? With the experience of Durban I… » read more
Posted by Stanley Crossick
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