Full Coverage: China
October 2006
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in China
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24.10.2006
BEIJING, Oct 24 (IPS) - Celebrating the success of microfinance as an antidote to poverty has raised some uncomfortable questions here over China's reluctance to allow civil society a bigger role in addressing tough social issues.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Development] [Capacity building] [Poverty] [Microcredit] [Civil society] [Democracy] [Governance] [MDGs] |
10.10.2006
Two countries abolished the death penalty in 2006, but two others are considering re-instating the practice, which human rights advocates say is imposed in many countries despite appallingly low court standards.
more...From: Amnesty International USA Related topics/regions: [Iran] [Nigeria] [Saudi Arabia] [United States] Image: Despite a long history of serious mental illness, Scott Panetti awaits execution in the United States. © Amnesty International USA
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09.10.2006
The number and variety of civil society organisations in China has "significantly increased" since the 1990s, a new report says, with particularly strong representation in the fields of environmental protection, poverty alleviation, trade promotion, and community development, but very little human rights advocacy.
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