National Action Plan for Human Rights in China 2012–2015
The Chinese government published the National Human Rights Plan for 2012-2015 in June 2012 . The human rights plan 2012 to 2015 is a continuation and expansion of the human rights plan for the years 2009 and 2010. The plan not only includes the topics of classic human rights , which mainly represent the protection of individuals against attacks by the state, the plan deals with a wide range of topics Economic, social and environmental policy.
Official presentation of the human rights plan
Wang Chen, Minister of State Council Information Bureau, gave a speech explaining the guidelines and detailed requirements for creating the new Human Rights Action Plan. According to Wang, the new plan will be guided by "the scientific development outlook, the spirit of expanding democracy, strengthening the rule of law, improving the well-being of the people and upholding human rights." Objectives and detailed measures for human rights development in China during 2012–2015 are included in the new plan. For the first time, the plan is intended to “meet the demand of all ethnic people to live a better life, to address human rights issues with innovative methods and to safeguard the interests of the people,” said Wang. According to him, the new action plan will be drawn up, implemented and monitored through a joint meeting mechanism chaired by the Information Office of the State Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which also includes government agencies, non-governmental organizations and research institutions. In order to give an overview of the Chinese conception of human rights, the topics of the plan are listed below according to the official presentation. The topics are dealt with in detail in the plan, which is why the plan comprises around 50 pages. One recognizes that according to the Chinese conception, human rights encompass wide areas of the economy, the social and the culture. It's not just rights to protect individuals from the state.
Economic, social and cultural rights
(1) Right to work and fair working conditions
(2) Right to a guaranteed minimum standard of living
(3) Right to social security
(4) Right to medical treatment
(5) Right to education and training
(6) Right to environmental protection and a healthy environment
Civil and Political Rights
(1) Rights of every person
(2) Rights of inmates
(3) Right to fair trial
(4) Right to freedom of belief
(5) Right to be informed about public affairs
(6) Right to participate in political life
(7) Right to free speech and public representation
(8) Right to traceability of public decisions
Special rights of certain ethnic groups
(1) Rights of ethnic minorities
(2) women's rights
(3) Children's Rights
(4) Elderly Rights
(5) Rights of the disabled
International cooperation on human rights
(1) Compliance with the requirements of the international human rights conventions
(2) International cooperation in the field of human rights