China Issues Rights Document

China released a two year plan outlining how the government would improve social services and addressing domestic human rights issues, from torture to the environment. Although some international rights groups welcomed the National Human Action Plan of China, some said the document was too vague, focused too much on economic rights, and skipped key political rights issues such as illegal detention and limits on freedom of speech and religion.

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