Human Rights and Religious Freedom Issues in the People's Republic of China / Anthony B. Veale, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Veale, Anthony B., editor.

Series:

Asian political, economic and social issues.

Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

The People's Republic of China is an authoritarian state in which the Chinese Communist Party is the paramount authority. Communist Party members hold almost all top government and security apparatus positions. Government officials and the security services often committed human rights abuses with impunity. Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings by the government; forced disappearances by the government; torture by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison and detention conditions; arbitrary arrest and detention by the government and child labor. The constitution of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which cites the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), states that citizens "enjoy freedom of religious belief" but limits protections for religious practice to "normal religious activities," without defining "normal." The government recognizes five official religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism. Only religious groups belonging to one of the five state-sanctioned "patriotic religious associations" representing these religions are permitted to register with the government and are officially permitted to hold worship services.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

China 2023 Human Rights Report (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)(

Executive Summary

Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person

a. Arbitrary Deprivation of Life and Other Unlawful or Politically Motivated Killings

b. Disappearance

c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and Other Related Abuses

Prison and Detention Center Conditions

Abusive Physical Conditions

Administration

Independent Monitoring

d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention

Arrest Procedures and Treatment of Detainees

Arbitrary Arrest

Pretrial Detention

e. Denial of Fair Public Trial

Trial Procedures

Political Prisoners and Detainees

f. Transnational Repression

Extraterritorial Killing, Kidnapping, Forced Returns, or Other Violence or Threats of Violence

Threats, Harassment, Surveillance, and Coercion

Misuse of International Law Enforcement Tools

Efforts to Control Mobility

Bilateral Pressure

g. Property Seizure and Restitution

h. Arbitrary or Unlawful Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence

Section 2. Respect for Civil Liberties

a. Freedom of Expression, Including for Members of the Press and Other Media

Freedom of Expression

Violence and Harassment

Censorship or Content Restrictions for Members of the Press and Other Media, Including Online Media

Libel/Slander Laws

National Security

Internet Freedom

b. Freedoms of Peaceful Assembly and Association

Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Freedom of Association

c. Freedom of Religion

d. Freedom of Movement and the Right to Leave the Country

In-Country Movement

Foreign Travel

e. Protection of Refugees

Access to Asylum

Refoulement

Access to Basic Services

Durable Solutions.

f. Status and Treatment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

g. Stateless Persons

Section 3. Freedom to Participate in the Political Process

Elections and Political Participation

Abuses or Irregularities in Recent Elections

Political Parties and Political Participation

Participation of Women and Members of Marginalized or Vulnerable Groups

Section 4. Corruption in Government

Corruption

Section 5. Governmental Posture Towards International and Nongovernmental Monitoring and Investigation of Alleged Abuses of Human Rights

Retribution against Human Rights Defenders

The United Nations or Other International Bodies

Section 6. Discrimination and Societal Abuses

Women

Rape and Domestic Violence

Other Forms of Gender-Based Violence or Harassment

Discrimination

Reproductive Rights

Systemic Racial or Ethnic Violence and Discrimination

Children

Birth Registration

Education

Child Abuse

Child, Early, and Forced Marriage

Sexual Exploitation of Children

Infanticide, Including Infanticide of Children with Disabilities

Antisemitism

Trafficking in Persons

Forced Organ Harvesting

Acts of Violence, Criminalization, and Other Abuses Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression, or Sex Characteristics

Criminalization

Availability of Legal Gender Recognition

Involuntary or Coercive Medical or Psychological Practices

Restrictions of Freedom of Expression, Association, or Peaceful Assembly

Persons with Disabilities

Section 7. Worker Rights

a. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining

b. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor

c. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment

d. Discrimination (see section 6)

e. Acceptable Conditions of Work.

Wage and Hour Laws

Occupational Safety and Health

Wage, Hour, and OSH Enforcement

Chapter 2

China Primer: Human Rights(

Overview

2022 Anti-Government Protests

Selected Human Rights Issues

Religious and Ethnic Minority Policies

Uyghurs

Selected U.S. Policy Tools

Congressional Considerations

Chapter 3

The CECC at 20: Two Decades of Human Rights Abuse and Defense in China(

Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, A U.S. Senator from Oregon

Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Statement of Hon. James P. Mcgovern, a Representative from Massachusetts

Co-Chair, Congressional- Executive Commission on China

Statement of Hon. Thomas Suozzi, a Representative from New York

Statement of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House

Statement of Teng Biao, Hauser Human Rights Scholar, Hunter College, and Pozen Visiting Professor, University of Chicago

Statement of Rana Siu Inboden, Senior Fellow, Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, University of Texas at Austin

Statement of Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch

Appendix: Prepared Statements

Prepared Statement of Teng Biao High-Tech Totalitarianism and

Xi Jinping's War on Law

Recommendations

Prepared Statement of Rana Siu Inboden

Beijing's Human Rights Assault

Challenges, Accomplishments and Opportunities

Proactive Engagement with the UN

Bolster Resources and Expertise

Divide the Like-Minded Group

Build a Regionally Diverse Group of Nations

Use Existing Tools in Novel and More Effective Ways

Be Creative About International Fora

Prepared Statement of Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch

Remarks Addressing The Chinese Government's Human Rights Record And Its Approach to the International Human Rights System

Introduction.

The Chinese Government Role in International Human Rights Bodies

Chinese Government Role in Changing Human Rights Norms

Prepared Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley

Prepared Statement of Hon. James P. Mcgovern

Authoritarian States: Blocking Civil Society Participation in the United Nations

About the Strauss Center

About the Author

Introduction

The Like-Minded Group in the UN Commission on Human Rights

Reemergence in the UN Human Rights Council

The UN Economic and Social Council Committee on NGOs

LMG Members in the Ecosoc NGO Committee

Reforming the Working Methods of the NGO Committee

Conclusion

Witness Biographies

Chapter 4

China 2022 International Religious Freedom Report(

Section I. Religious Demography

Section II. Status of Government Respect for Religious Freedom Legal Framework

Government Practices

Section III. Status of Societal Respect for Religious Freedom

Section IV. U.S. Government Policy and Engagement

Index

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ISBN:

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