China News Service, Geneva, March 15 (Reporter Tok Yongjian) During the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a side event with the theme of "China's Experience in Legal Protection of Human Rights" was held in Geneva on the 15th. Experts and scholars participating in the meeting discussed poverty alleviation, Exchanges and discussions were held on desertification control, climate change, anti-terrorism, sports rights of persons with disabilities and other issues.
The side event was hosted by Northwest University of Political Science and Law.
Fan Jiuli, president of Northwest University of Political Science and Law and director of the Human Rights Research Center, said in his speech that China has effectively improved the level of protection of people's rights to survival and development by continuously improving legal protection of human rights.
It is necessary to summarize and refine China’s experience in legal protection of human rights, share it with more countries and regions, and promote the development of global human rights through mutual learning and exchanges.
Ma Cheng, executive director of the Human Rights Research Center of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, said that as the country with the largest number of people reduced from poverty in the world and the first country to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, China has continued to contribute to poverty reduction, from building a complete legal system for poverty alleviation to promulgating the Rural Revitalization Promotion Law. Wealth provides legal protection.
Pan Junwu, deputy dean of the School of International Law at Northwest University of Political Science and Law, emphasized that the Chinese government considers equal access to education as a basic national policy based on the interests of the people. “Teaching people to fish” means allowing people to obtain vocational education or education in the struggle to achieve a better life. Opportunities for higher education.
Fang Qiang, a professor at the University of Minnesota and chairman of the American Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences Professors Association, believes that through academic exchanges, legal research and human rights dialogue, China and the United States can enhance mutual understanding, face up to their respective challenges, and jointly explore best practices for legal protection of human rights.
Huang Qinsheng, dean of the Business School of SEGi University in Malaysia, said that it is crucial for the international community to achieve the goals set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Many current studies focus on identifying synergies and trade-offs between specific SDG sectors or geographies, rather than between the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
Guo Miao, deputy dean of the School of Journalism and Communication (School of Arts) of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, said that China has achieved a historic transformation of "sands retreating and people advancing" in key governance areas, and has embarked on a road to prevent and control desertification that is in line with natural laws and national conditions. .
The Chinese government protects the people's growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment through environmental policies and environmental legislation.
Yang Bowen, a lecturer at the Human Rights Research Center of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, believes that China is committed to protecting national security and the safety of people's lives and property and ensuring that human rights are fully protected by building an anti-terrorism legal system that is both consistent with the spirit of the Constitution and respects human rights.
Hanane Thamik, a Moroccan doctoral candidate at Wuhan University, said that China's progress is undeniable and China's commitment to poverty alleviation, economic development and legal reform proves its resilience, adaptability and dedication to promoting human dignity and well-being.
Wang Shuqi, an assistant researcher at the Human Rights Research Center of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, said that the development of sports for people with disabilities cannot be separated from the strong protection of the law.
In recent years, China's legal and policy guarantees for disabled people's sports have become more powerful, and disabled people have made remarkable achievements in rehabilitation, fitness and competitive sports.
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