The Chinese Society for Human Rights held a side meeting on the theme of "China's Human Rights Philosophy and Practice" in Geneva, Xinjiang | China | Human Rights

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, July 3 On the occasion of the 53rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Chinese Society for Human Rights Studies held a side meeting on the theme of "China's Human Rights Concept and Practice" at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the 3rd. At the meeting, relevant experts gave presentations on topics such as China's human rights education, the rights and interests of women in Xizang, the reincarnation system of living Buddhas in Tibet and freedom of religious belief, Chinese path to modernization and the development of China's human rights cause, the so-called "forced labor" Xinjiang related lies, the protection and development of language in Xizang, and the historical truth of local and motherland relations in Tibet.

On July 3rd, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the Chinese Society for Human Rights held a themed side meeting on "China's Human Rights Philosophy and Practice". Photo by Lian Yi, a journalist from Xinhua News Agency

Wang Yanwen, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Society for Human Rights Studies, presided over the border meeting. In her opening speech, she said that global human rights governance should develop towards a more fair, just, reasonable, and inclusive direction. To seek consensus in a divided world, we must set aside prejudice and respect each other. Imposing one country's values on others can only increase unrest, and mechanically applying the human rights protection model of other countries can also be harmful. A true human rights civilization should be established on the basis of recognizing the universality of human rights and respecting the differences in human rights views and practices, seeking common ground while reserving differences, advocating for all countries and ethnic groups to inherit and develop their own civilization, and independently choose a human rights development path that is in line with their own national conditions.

Zhang Wei, Executive Vice President of the Institute of Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law, stated in his speech that the Chinese government attaches great importance to human rights education. In the four National Human Rights Action Plans that have been formulated, there are dedicated chapters on human rights education and research, proposing specific measures to promote and promote the sustainable development of human rights education. So far, China has established human rights education and training bases in 14 universities. According to the fourth issue of the National Human Rights Action Plan, the Chinese government will support the establishment of national human rights research institutions in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Party School system by 2025, and establish three new national human rights research bases.

On July 3rd, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the Chinese Society for Human Rights held a themed side meeting on "China's Human Rights Philosophy and Practice". Photo by Lian Yi, a journalist from Xinhua News Agency

Li Liang, a lecturer at the School of Political Science and International Relations of Lanzhou University, stated at the meeting that after 2010, Xinjiang's modernization has accelerated again, and at the same time, Xinjiang has taken a series of ethnic integration and de radicalization measures, which have promoted the deep ideological liberation of Xinjiang women. Colored Adelaide dresses, jeans, and suits have returned to the streets of small villages and towns, greatly revitalizing the vitality of Xinjiang's women.

Suolang Zhuoma, Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Religious Studies of the China Tibetan Studies Center, said in his speech that the Chinese government implements a policy of religious freedom and has promulgated regulations such as the "Regulations on Religious Affairs" and the "Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism", respecting and protecting the reincarnation of living Buddhas as a way of inheriting Tibetan Buddhism. In accordance with the spirit of the Measures for the Administration of the Reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhism Living Buddhas, Xizang and other places have identified and cultivated a large number of new reincarnated living Buddhas who are patriotic and religious, further ensuring the inheritance of Tibetan Buddhist culture according to law, meeting the basic religious needs of Tibetan Buddhist believers, and becoming a great practice in the development of Tibetan human rights.

Xiao Wu, associate professor of the Human Rights Institute of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, said in his speech that China's human rights cause is an integral part of Chinese path to modernization. China advocates the right to survival and development as the primary basic human rights, emphasizes the indivisibility of civil and political rights and economic, social, and cultural rights, upholds a people-centered human rights subject view rather than a narrow and one-sided human rights subject view, adheres to a three-dimensional human rights development path rather than a one-dimensional human rights path, upholds an inclusive human rights concept rather than a "teacher style" human rights view, and advocates exploring a suitable human rights development path from the actual situation of the country and the needs of the people.

Naserjiang Ibrahim, Associate Professor of the School of Law and Politics at Kashgar University, stated at the meeting that the Chinese Constitution and laws have fundamentally established a legal barrier to prevent "forced labor". People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have the freedom to choose their careers, and it is their own will to go anywhere and do any work. The rights of workers of all ethnic groups to labor remuneration, rest and vacation, labor safety and health protection, and access to social insurance and benefits are guaranteed in accordance with the law.

Zhang Dengke, Deputy Director of the Chinese Language Department at the School of Chinese Language and Literature, Xinjiang University, said in his speech that as a language researcher and local, he can always feel that the diversity of local languages and scripts in Xinjiang is fully protected. At present, all ethnic groups in Xinjiang mainly use more than 10 languages and characters, and minority languages and characters are widely used in judicial, administrative, educational, press and publishing, radio and television, the Internet, social and public affairs and other fields.

Bian Balam, a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stressed in his speech that Xizang has been an inalienable part of China's territory since ancient times, and all Chinese nationalities have jointly created China's history. In modern Chinese history, the central government has always exercised sovereignty in Xizang, and Xizang has always been under the unified jurisdiction of the central government.