China Re-elected into UN Human Rights Commission

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China Re-elected into UN Human Rights Commission

China Monday was re-elected into the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) and with the most votes of Asian group it will be a Commission member state for the next three years beginning from 2002.

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China Monday was re-elected into the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) and with the most votes of Asian group it will be a Commission member state for the next three years beginning from 2002.

After the election outcome was announced, Zhang Yishan, the Chinese permanent assistant-representative to the United Nations, told reporters that the result clearly shows that most of UN member states support China's continuous contribution to human rights affairs.

China has been actively taking part in the activities on human rights and has greatly contributed to the world economy, politics and social development, he said.

China always attaches great importance to and actively participates in UN's activities on protecting human rights. It strives for promoting the development of human rights via dialogue and cooperation and opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of protecting human rights.

The UN Commission on Human Rights, founded in 1946, has 53 member states so far. It has served as the most important organ for promoting and protecting human rights in the United Nations.

By PD Online Staff Huang Ying

About U.N. Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR)

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, composed of 53 States, meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva. Over 3,000 delegates from member and observer States and from non-governmental organizations participate.

The Commission can also meet exceptionally between its regular sessions in special session, provided that a majority of States members of the Commission so agree, mindful of the need for the Commission on Human Rights to deal with urgent and acute human rights situations in the most expeditious way. >>details

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