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China’s Charter 08
Protest in Hong Kong against the arrest of Liu Xiaobo. Picture by Pedesbiz (wikipedia) On 9 December 2008 a group of 303 citizens of the Peoples Republic of China including writers, intellectuals, lawyers, journalists, retired party officials, workers, farmers and businessmen issued Charter 08 / 零八宪章 calling for major changes of the Chinese political system. By January 2009 thousands had signed the document.
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Information on the human rights situation in China taken from the Amnesty International Report 2007.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/asia-and-pacific/east-asia/china
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 11, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05,
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Selfdescription: BBC Country Profiles " provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stm
Keywords: China, East Asia, In Focus, In Focus 2007, In Focus 2007 Week 42, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 21, In Focus 2008 Week 28, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2008 Week 32, In Focus 2008 Week 34, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2009 Week 33, In Focus 2009 Week 39, News. Media, Politics and society,
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The China Autonomy Programme (CAP) at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) was established in 2001 with funding from the Norwegian Development Aid Organisation (NORAD) and is a large research programme focusing on the human rights issues of minorities in China, and in particular the tension
http://www.humanrights.uio.no/english/research/programmes/cap/index.xml
Keywords: China, East Asia, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 12, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2008 Week 32, In Focus 2008 Week 47, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2009 Week 29, Law and legislation, Minority groups, Nordic Perspective, Norway, Research Institute, Social conditions, Social groups,
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The China Elections Project was founded in 1982 and is based at the US think Tank the Carter Center. It works in conjunction with Chinese government agencies to increase the democracy of Chinese local government elections and politics. Its website provides information on the aims of the project and
http://en.chinaelections.org/
Keywords: China, East Asia, Elections, In Focus, In Focus 2007, In Focus 2007 Week 42, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2009 Week 39, Political participation, Politics and society,
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The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) is the largest national non-governmental organization in the field of human rights in China. It is a member of the United Nations Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO), which enjoys a special consultative status with the United Nation
http://www.chinahumanrights.org/
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 11, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 03,
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On May 1, 2008, the Regulations on Government Disclosure of Information officially took effect, making China one of 70 countries worldwide that has enacted comprehensive freedom of information (FOI) legislation. The objective of the Chinese regulation specifically is 'to ensure that citizens, legal
http://earthtrends.wri.org/updates/node/324
Keywords: China, East Asia, Environment, Environmental policy, Freedom of expression, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05,
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Produced by: The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2006) Can democracy reduce inequality? This paper studies how the introduction of village elections in China has affected income distribution at the village level. It shows that grassroots democracy works to enhance local governance even in t
http://www.eaber.org/intranet/documents/26/902/CCER_Shen_06.pdf
Keywords: China, Development, Development. Poverty, East Asia, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, Social development,
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Founded by Chinese students and scholars in March 1989, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is an international, Chinese, non-governmental organization with a mission to promote international human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of China (China). HR
http://www.hrichina.org/public/index
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 11, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 03,
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Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. Inclu
http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia&c=china
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2007, In Focus 2007 Week 11, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 12, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2008 Week 47, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 03, Tibet,
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Information on the Chinese constitution, government and legislation, courts and judgements, human rights, legal profession, law schools, study law in China
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/world/china.htm
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 11, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, Law and legislation,
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