China will hold a major human rights exhibition from Nov. 17 to
26 in Beijing to showcase its efforts and determination to protect
human rights, sources with the Information Office of the State
Council said Thursday.
More than 700 pictures, 250 legal documents and over 300 books
will be on show at the exhibition, which is said to be the largest
ever held in China, according to the office.
Organizers said they hope the exhibition will enable people to
get a clearer picture of human rights conditions in China.
"It is everyone's responsibility to respect, protect and develop
human rights," said Dong Yunhu, vice chairman of the China Society
for Human Rights Studies.
"I believe the exhibition will help promote human rights in
China and boost exchanges between China and the outside world on
this topic," said Dong.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the UN International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It is also 15
years since China issued its White Paper on Human Rights in
China.
The exhibition will be jointly held by the Information Office of
the State Council, the China Society for Human Rights Studies and
the China Foundation for Human Rights Development.
(Xinhua News Agency November 16, 2006)