The People's Republic of China : human rights issues and abuses, in focus / Priscilla Robinson, editor.

Includes index.

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THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND ABUSES, IN FOCUS; THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND ABUSES, IN FOCUS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND U.S. POLICY: ISSUES FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS*; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; ASSESSING HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS IN CHINA; CHINA AND U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS; Public Protests; Public Attitudes; FREEDOM HOUSE SPECIAL REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA; SELECTED DEVELOPMENTS; Political Dissent; Arrests of Lawyers; New Legislation; National Security Law

Draft Overseas NGO Management LawOther Proposed Legislation; Nongovernmental Organizations; The Internet; Weibo and WeChat; Re-education through Labor (RETL); FORMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION; SELECTED HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; Prisoners of Conscience; Liu Xiaobo; Gao Zhisheng; Xu Zhiyong; Religious Freedom and Ethnic Minority Issues; Christians; Tibetans; U.S. POLICY TOWARD TIBETAN AREAS OF CHINA; Uighur Muslims; Ilham Tohti; Falun Gong; Organ Harvesting; HOUSE RESOLUTION 343 (114TH CONGRESS); China's Family Planning Policies; Labor Unrest; LEGAL REFORMS

U.S. EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINASelected Policy Tools; NOTABLE LEGISLATION RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA; Congressional Actions; Rule of Law and Civil Society Programs; CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA (CECC); National Endowment for Democracy; Sanctions; United Nations Human Rights Council; Human Rights Dialogue; GLOBAL ONLINE FREEDOM ACT; Internet Freedom; VOA DOCUMENTARY ON TIBETAN SELF-IMMOLATIONS; International Broadcasting; APPENDIX. SELECTED LEGISLATION RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA; 114th Congress; 113th Congress; End Notes

Chapter 2: CHINA 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT*EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SECTION 1: RESPECT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM; a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life; b. Disappearance; c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Prison and Detention Center Conditions; d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention; Role of the Police and Security Apparatus; Arrest Procedures and Treatment of Detainees; e. Denial of Fair Public Trial; Trial Procedures; Political Prisoners and Detainees; Civil Judicial Procedures and Remedies

F. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or CorrespondenceSECTION 2: RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING; a. Freedom of Speech and Press; Internet Freedom; Academic Freedom and Cultural Events; b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association; Freedom of Assembly; Freedom of Association; c. Freedom of Religion; d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons; Protection of Refugees; SECTION 3: RESPECT FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNMENT; Elections and Political Participation

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