2010
Koen Wellens, who is a senior researcher affiliated to the China Programme, has written a book about the Sino-Norwegian human rights dialog in relation to freedom of religion. The book describes the administration of religion in China and the dialog that has been between Norwegian representatives and the Chinese government. Further, it gives an overview of the Chinese religious policies in a human rights perspective. One of the conclusions of the dialog is that religion becomes more and more important in the Chinese society today and that this happens with the consent of the Chinese government.
The China Programme at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to a presentation by Dr. Liu Zuoxiang (Professor, Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on judicial reform and implementation of law in China. The seminar will give insight into ongoing judicial reforms in China relevant to human rights protection.
The China Programme at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is offering 1-2 scholarships consisting of a monthly stipend of NOK 4,000, (given for up to 9 months) for MA students in the process of writing their MA theses. The scholarship aims to build competence in Norway on China and Human Rights issues.
The book “Human Rights in Our Time: Multidisciplinary Perspectives” is the outcome of a project on multidisciplinary human rights research in China, organised by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The book was launched during a seminar organized in Oslo 2-3 November where 10 scholars from various universities in China presented their research to an audience of Scandinavian researchers and academics.
In order to promote and facilitate further development of human rights education in China, the third network meeting gathering 70 law professors teaching Human Rights in China, was organised in cooperation with Guangzhou University, 17-19 September 2010.
The China Programme congratulates Jens F. Reinertsen, to successfully finishing his MA-thesis on access to information in China, written as part of his LLM-studies in Beijing.
The NCHR China Programme has published its second newsletter for 2010. The newsletters are published 3-4 times per year, and describe recent China Programme activities, visitors and news. To add your name to the list of subscribers, please send us an e-mail with your name and affiliation.
The NCHR China Programme has published its third newsletter for 2010. The newsletters are published 3-4 times per year, and describe recent China Programme activities, visitors and news. To add your name to the list of subscribers, please send us an e-mail with your name and affiliation.
On 30 November, China Programme staff gave a briefing to 11 journalists on human rights in China.
The China Programme at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights welcomes you to a lunch presentation by Dr. Børge Bakken (Dept. of Sociology, University of Hong Kong) on China’s use of the death penalty.
From 9-20 August, 2010 the sixth training course on international human rights law for university teachers from western China is being held in Kunming, Yunnan province. The workshop programme is designed to improve the participants ability to teach and research on international human rights law, and to promote human rights education at their home institutes in China.
During the Third Beijing Forum on Human Rights arranged by the China Society for Human Rights Studies in Beijing 19-21 October 2010, one representative from the China Programme at NCHR participated together with more than 70 participants including both international and Chinese representatives. The main theme of the forum was "Human Rights and Development: Rethinking Concepts, Models and Approaches". Further, specific topics such as "Scientific Development and Human Rights", "Cultural Diversity and Human Rights" and "Global Governance and Human Rights" were discussed.