From December 12 to 13, 2012, the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development jointly held the 5th Beijing Forum on Human Rights. Senior human rights officials, experts and scholars from 32 countries and international organizations including Canada, UK, France, Australia, India, Belarus,Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Thailand and UN, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and more than 100 representatives from Chinese science and technology and environmental protection demonstration cities and units attended the forum.
 

This forum was themed "Science, Technology, Environment and Human Rights," and had three sub-themes: "Scientific and Technological Development and Human Rights," "Environment and Human Rights" and "Era of Information and Human Rights." All attendants thought that this forum held against the backdrop that the Communist Party of China stuck to the "people first" Scientific Outlook on Development, added "respecting

and protecting human rights" to the CPC Constitution and established the goal of "fully respecting and protecting human rights" for completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects was of great significance. The theme of this forum keeps abreast of the times and is of important realistic significance. Properly handling the relationships between science and technology, environment and human rights is a major

topic of global concern and a common issue facing mankind. Environment is an important basis for human survival, scientific and technological progress is a powerful force promoting the development of human rights undertakings, and realizing all-round development and beneficial interaction of science and technology, environment and human rights is a fundamental guarantee for improving human life quality and promoting human happiness.Attendants carried out extensive, in-depth and warm discussions on the theme of the forum,

and achieved fruitful results.
 

This forum received more than 70 papers, which have been classified into four categories according to their themes and compiled into this book. Views expressed in various papers in this book are only expressions of the authors' personal opinions and do not represent the views and opinions of the China Society for Human Rights Studies.

                                                                                     China Society for Human Rights Studies

                                                                                 March 2013

 

 

AN ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIFTH BEIJING FORM ON

      

AN ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIFTH BEIJING FORM ON HUMAN RIGHTS

            

CONSIDER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS AS A WHOLE TO ACHIEVE SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT

             

SPEECH AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FIFTH BEIJING FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS

               

 

SCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CAN HELP PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                   

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES' POTENflAL IN PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSE ON THE RELATION OF MODERN AGRICULTURE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LIFE &THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF SPECIALIZED FARMERS' COOPERATIVES TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

 

RESPECT AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGTHTS

     

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS MAINSTREAMING

 

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS: PROTECTING NATURAL PERSONS FROM LEGAL PERSONS

       

NEW CHALLENGES OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES TO HUMAN RIGHTS

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

 

THE RECOGNITION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PERU

        

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

CHINA'S MANNED SPACE ENGINEERING MAKING IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PEACEFUL EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION OF OUTER SPACE OF HUMAN RACE

      

ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS ANDINTELLECrUAL PROPERIY RIGHTS

     

IMBALANCE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANDRECTIFICATION MEASURES

 

"HUMAN RIGHTS": NEW TOPICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE CHALLENGE OF NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

   

VALUES NOT INCLUDED: WHY ADOPTING MODERN TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT REQUIRE EMBRACING WESTERN HtjMAN RIGHTS CONCEPTS

      

AN ERA THAT UPHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS NEW HOT ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS STRUGGLE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES: INTERNET FREEDOM

 

EXPANSION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN CHINA IN THE INTERNET ERA INFORMATION AGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

 

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN THE INFORMATION NETWORK AGE

 

HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLE'S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH MEDIA LITERACY WITH ENGAGEMENT OF NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENT

     

HOW TO STRIKE A FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN COMPETING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AN INFORMATION ERA: TAKING EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AS AN EXAMPLE

  

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE CHINESE CONSTITUTION

 

HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THE INTERNET AGE

 

PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT BY USING INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: PROBLEMS AND COUNTERMEASURES

ON INFORMATION FREEDOM IN THE INTERNET AGE

     

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE RELEASE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

      

SYNOPSIS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA'S EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION

    

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION

SEMANflC ANALYSIS OF "THE RIGHT OF EBNIRONMENTAS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT"

ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY

   

PROMOTING THE COMMON DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROTECTION

OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

     

ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

  

PRACTICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE VISUAL THRESHOLD OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

 

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MONGOLIA

       

ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT

      

ENVIRONMH\lTAL PROTECflON AND THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS

           

ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THE ERA OF "NOT IN MY BACKYARD"

    

ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MANKIND: EXEMPLIFIED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN DURING 2008-2012

    

HUMAN RIGHTS AND WATER

        

MY PURSUANCE: MAKING CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENSURING HUMAN RIGHT

ENVIRONMENT AND THE EVOLVING HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE IN INDIA: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF JUDICIARY

              

ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

       
A PROBE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT AND HUMAN RIGHTS FROM THE LEGAL ANGLE

       

ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

     

CONSTRUCTING EXEMPLARY CITY OF ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND PROMOflNG THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF MAN AND NATURE HARNESSING DESERT AND BUILDING GREEN HOMELAND

 

A DISCUSSION ON NEW PATTERN OF RIGHT CIVILIZATION OF RIGHT OF ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION

             

BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY SOCIETY AND PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS

               

A STUDY ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT IN THE VISION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

             

HUMAN RIGHTS BUILDING: A NEW HISTORICAL START

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT NEXUS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN IRAN

            

PROTECT ENVIRONMENT FOR A BETTER LIFE - A CASE FROM CHENGDE CITY

              

ON THE ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHINA'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: FROM THE VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

 

SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT AND HUMAN RIGHTS DURING THE GREAT CENTURY CHANGES

                

ON ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

              

ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

             

DIGNITY OF HUMAN BEINGS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY