2015年CRI 人权报告关注发展和法制

 

Chinese experts say the white paper on Progress in China's Human Rights last year reveals that human rights protection in China is improving with the times.

Liu Huawen is the vice¹ director of the Center for Human Rights Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

He says the practice of putting economic development above other forms of development has shifted in recent times.

"Our views on human rights are advancing with the times, and so are our understandings and promotion². We started from providing adequate clothing and food for people and moved further to building a well-off society, from economic development alone to the development of economic, political, social, cultural, and ecological³ civilizations."

Liu also says that human rights development in China has also been demonstrated in environmental protection and the fight against corruption⁴.

"The white paper devotes a special chapter to the Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment. Indeed, China overhauled⁵ the environmental protection law in 2014 to further specify⁶ the responsibilities of the government and enterprises in protecting environment, as well as the rights and obligations of the citizens. This has gained mass support."

Unlike previous reports, this year's white paper specially⁷ highlights protecting people's right to impartial⁸ trials.

Liu adds that the country has taken concrete measures in judicial⁹ system reform.

"The white paper also devotes a special chapter to the right to Impartial Trial. Since last year, we have made many breakthroughs and put forward a host of specific measures for the reform of the judicial system and the distribution of judicial resources, all of which are of great importance to the protection of human rights."

The report points out that the freedom of speech is being better protected in China.

It says by the end of 2014 the population of netizens in China was 650 million.

The public can air opinions, and raise criticisms and suggestions freely through the news media, and discuss problems of the country and its society.

The report also highlights the country's notable achievements in fighting terrorism, protecting the religious belief freedom of ethnic¹⁰ minorities and improving rehabilitation¹¹ for disabled persons.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 ecological   

adj.生态的，生态学的

参考例句：

• The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
• Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 overhauled   

v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 specify   

vt.指定，详细说明

参考例句：

• We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
• Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。

7 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

8 impartial   

adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的

参考例句：

• He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
• Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。

9 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

10 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

11 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。