The CCP at the UN: Redefining development and rights

How the Belt and Road Initiative threatens to undermine the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This article originally appeared on the "Sinopsis" website: https://sinopsis.cz/en/the-ccp-at-the-un-redefining-development-and-rights/ This article is also available for download. Human rights and civil society — essential for the success of the 2030 AgendaThe PRC’s view: Right to (state-led) development is sufficient to achieve the SDGsChina (and … Continue reading The CCP at the UN: Redefining development and rights

The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights

This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2020/02/19/the-2019-south-south-human-rights-forum-china-gathers-steam-in-its-bid-to-redefine-the-concept-of-human-rights/ Andréa Worden, February 19, 2020 “Thank you, China” –– these words were often said by participants of the South-South Human Rights Forum –– Xinhua, 12/11/19 The Chinese Party-state held the second South-South Human Rights Forum (SSHRF) in Beijing on December 10-11, 2019.  Underlying the 2019 SSHRF was the Beijing Declaration, a … Continue reading The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights