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China says it has met all targets in its 2016-2020 human rights action plan
Updated 09:03, 30-Sep-2021
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A child plays at a kindergarten in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, September 27, 2021. /CFP

A child plays at a kindergarten in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, September 27, 2021. /CFP

China said on Wednesday that it has accomplished a total of 168 targets and tasks listed in its previous human rights action plan, with many finished ahead of schedule.

The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020) was released in 2016.

"Generally speaking, from 2016 to 2020, China adhered to the people-centered development concept, earnestly implemented the constitutional principle of 'respecting and protecting human rights,' and took practical measures to actively promote the implementation of the objectives and tasks" of the Action Plan, according to a report evaluating the implementation of the Action Plan unveiled Wednesday. 

The report by third party experts noted an improvement in the protection of people's economic, social and cultural rights, civil and political rights, the rights of ethnic minorities, women, children, the elderly and the disabled, the promotion of human rights information dissemination and education, and achievements in relevant international exchanges and cooperation.

In particular, the report hailed China's success in eliminating absolute poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, which have led to significantly greater protection for human rights in China.

The evaluation was commissioned by the Joint Meeting Mechanism of the National Human Rights Action Plan and conducted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the Human Rights Institute of Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

Earlier this month, the State Council Information Office published the latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights from 2021 to 2025.

(With input from Xinhua News Agency)

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