Your current location:HOME >world >China Focus: China Makes Historic Achievements in Human Rights Protection 正文
TIME:2024-05-22 09:56:12 Source: Internet compilationEdit:world
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — China has made remarkable achievements in respecting and protecting human rights in various aspects over the past few years.
With respecting and protecting human rights high on the agenda of state governance, and the rights to subsistence and development regarded as primary human rights, national action plans have been formulated and implemented.
Prioritizing the protection of people's health in its development strategy, China has built the world's largest healthcare system.
Facing the COVID-19 epidemic, all resources nationwide were mobilized, and unprecedented efforts were made for medical treatment.
Subsistence is the foundation of all human rights, and poverty is the biggest obstacle to fulfilling human rights.
In February 2021, China declared the elimination of absolute poverty, having lifted nearly 100 million rural poor out of poverty over the previous eight years.
It means the country realized the poverty reduction goal set by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule, a great contribution to the development of the world's human rights cause.
China has also made all-out efforts to combat organized crime and clamp down on all illegal activities to safeguard people's rights to live safely.
Surveys by the National Bureau of Statistics detected a continuous rise in Chinese people's sense of security, with 98.4 percent of the population feeling safe in 2020. The figure rose to 98.56 percent in the first half of 2021. China ranked second with 93 points in the 2021 Global Law and Order Report released by Gallup.
Progress was also recorded in China's well-rounded human development.
People's quality of life has been significantly improved along with the country's economic development.
On average, 13 million new urban jobs were created annually in recent years. The per capita disposable income of residents has exceeded 35,000 yuan (about 5,229 U.S. dollars), an increase of nearly 80 percent from the 2012 level. The urban-rural income gap was closed significantly, and the middle-income group has grown to over 400 million people.
Improvements have been made in the public culture service system covering both cities and villages, ensuring people's rights in the cultural arena.
In 2021, China's retention rate of compulsory education reached 95.4 percent, with more equal accessibility. The country now has the largest higher education system globally, with 44.3 million students currently at school.
China's whole-process people's democracy has kept advancing. It has enhanced legal protection of human rights to promote fairness and justice.
The country has improved the ecology and environment, guaranteeing people's environmental rights. The Chinese people are seeing fewer hazy days and black and smelly water bodies, but bluer skies, more lucid waters and lush mountains.
Statistics showed that 218 cities met air quality standards in 2021, 12 more than in 2020. The environmental quality of surface water has improved across the country, with water quality in the Yangtze River Basin and Pearl River Basin remaining excellent. The water quality in the Yellow River Basin has also significantly improved.
Human rights have been secured for disadvantaged groups of people in China as well. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), the coverage rate of rehabilitation services and the adaptation rate of assistive devices for persons with disabilities both exceeded 80 percent, and the construction of an accessible environment was incorporated into the national economic and social development plan.
China has established a comprehensive legal system for protecting the rights and interests of women and children, including more than 100 laws and regulations. Outlines were formulated and implemented for the development of the group, and crimes such as sexual assault, abuse of minors, and human trafficking were severely punished.
There is no end to human rights protection, as there is always room for improvement. China, in collaboration with the international community, is willing to contribute its wisdom and strength to global human rights governance.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Yemen's Iran2024-05-22 09:12
Some fear University of Michigan proposed policy on protests could quell free speech efforts2024-05-22 09:12
Pakistani police search for gunmen who abducted bus passengers and killed 10 in the southwest2024-05-22 09:04
Sudan's war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors2024-05-22 08:57
Ecuador: Fire department honors five rescue dogs during retirement2024-05-22 08:52
Colombia's capital starts rationing water after reservoirs hit historically low levels2024-05-22 08:40
The Masters updates: Tiger Woods set out to make more history2024-05-22 08:33
China is surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine, US intelligence finds2024-05-22 08:14
Trump visits Minnesota after son Barron's Florida high school graduation2024-05-22 07:57
Prince Harry scores goal in charity polo match as Meghan, Netflix cameras look on2024-05-22 07:56
Mariachis. A flame2024-05-22 09:38
Louisiana lawmakers reject minimum wage raise and protections for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace2024-05-22 09:32
Christopher Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment2024-05-22 08:40
Tycoon Truong My Lan's death sentence is a turning point for Vietnam2024-05-22 08:32
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters2024-05-22 08:19
Heavy rain across Kauai prompts rescues from floodwater, but no immediate reports of injuries2024-05-22 08:16
A Palestinian is killed as Israeli settlers rampage in his village and troops fire on stone2024-05-22 08:15
Biden administration announces new student loan cancellations2024-05-22 07:54
Guardians ruin Francisco Lindor's Cleveland homecoming, trip Mets 32024-05-22 07:50
Sudan's war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors2024-05-22 07:37