A side event titled “Development of Human Rights Since the Founding of the People`s Republic of China” is held during the 42th session of the UN Human Rights Council on September 9th. Photo by Shi Dongdong

Sept. 10, 2019-- The 42th session of the UN Human Rights Council opened on September 9. During the session, the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) held a side event titled “Development of Human Rights Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China”, focusing on China’s human rights achievements over the past 70 years.

Wu Leifen, deputy secretary general of the CSHRS, hosts the event. Photo by Shi Dongdong

Chang Jian, director of the Research Center of Human Rights, Nankai University, delivers a speech at the event. Photo by Shi Dongdong

Mao Junxiang, executive director of the Research Center of Human Rights, Central South University, delivers a speech at the event. Photo by Shi Dongdong

Jinzhe Wangjiu, research fellow at the China Tibetology Research Center, delivers a speech at the event. Photo by Shi Dongdong

Tom Zwart, professor of human rights law at the Utrecht University, delivers a speech at the event. Photo by Shi Dongdong