CHINA
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Head of state: Hu Jintao
Head of government: Wen Jiabao
Death penalty: retentionist
International Criminal Court: not ratified
An increased number of lawyers and journalists were harassed, detained, and jailed. Thousands of people who pursued their faith outside officially sanctioned churches were subjected to harassment and many to detention and imprisonment. Thousands of people were sentenced to death or executed. Migrants from rural areas were deprived of basic rights. Severe repression of Uighurs in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region continued, and freedom of expression and religion continued to be severely restricted in Tibet and among Tibetans elsewhere.
International community
Before China’s election to the new UN Human Rights Council, it made a number of human rights-related pledges, including ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and active co-operation with the UN on human rights.
http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/Regions/Asia-Pacific/China
nice question.
Comment by ammmmmyy — May 1, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
The only thing true about that statement of the Communist dictatorship is the word China. Check the word republic if you doubt me.
Comment by seabreezecc — May 2, 2008 @ 5:19 am
Amen, seabreezecc.
Comment by Space Robot — May 5, 2008 @ 9:01 am
Yes.I live there
Comment by 凹^_^凹 yadda! — May 6, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
you can try these proxies:
good luck for you!
Comment by limao s — May 8, 2008 @ 2:33 am
Next time you post something like this, with facts and figures, post a link so people can check it out to make sure its legit, based on current events, and not more china bashing.
When you do, then I’ll check it out.
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Now you supplied a link, but the great cyber wall here in China won’t let me get there.
China censors China hate sites plus pornography.
Keep this in mind, the Amnisties Internationals organizations depend on donations to survive. I’ve often wondered just how much they embellish the facts on that alone. It behooves one to look very closely at their board of directors, what they are getting paid, what percentage goes to public education, who they interview, are they seeking the other sides arguments without predisposition, — in short, is it tabloid journalism, or is it really true. Plus, how current is it?
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Peace
Jim
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Comment by just plain jim — May 10, 2008 @ 9:16 pm
i checked the website out…
the only thing I can say is, I lived in China for 14 years, and I don’t trust that website.
Comment by jiaxiwang100 — May 12, 2008 @ 10:18 pm