Article: Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution -- An Important Milestone in China's Human RightsDevelopment (1)

Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution

-- An Important Milestone in China's Human Rights Development (1)

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Following is the summary of Dong Yunhu's comments on China's inclusion of human rights in the Constitution.

Inclusion of Human Rights in the Constitution

-- An Important Milestone in China's Human Rights Development

by Dong Yunhu

Vice-president and secretary-general of the

China Human Rights Research Society

On March 14, 2004, a proposed amendment to the Constitution was adopted by the Second Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC), which stipulates clearly that "the state respects and safeguards human rights." This is the first ...

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