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China to keep advancing human rights

The Beijing Forum on Human Rights sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies is a great event for the international human rights community. Under the theme of "Development, Security and Human Rights," the forum has gathered hum ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Apr 22 2008

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