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Congressional-Executive Commission on China Roundtable "The UN Human Rights Council's Review of China's Record:
Process and Challenges"Friday, January 16, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628Next month, the UN Human Rights Council will conduct an important assessment of China's human rights record, known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UN review is occurring at the same time China continues its crackdown on supporters of Charter 08, a public statement calling for political reform and greater protection of human rights in China.
A distinguished panel of experts will provide a range of perspectives on the UPR process, China's role in it, and human rights developments in China, including Charter 08.
Panelists:
Ellen Bork, Senior Program Manager, Freedom House
James V. Feinerman, Professor of Asian Legal Studies, Georgetown University Law Center; Co-Director, Law-Asia
Felice D. Gaer, Director of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights
Xiaorong Li, Senior Researcher, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland
A complete transcript of this CECC Roundtable is available on-line in PDF and TXT.
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