---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 27.10.1998 New in IGCS - Politics: China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) Ed./Corp.: CSHRS, PR China URL: http://www.humanrights-china.org/ Language: Chinese (GB), English. Description: Self description: "The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), a national academic society, is a nongovermental organization in special consultative status with the United National Economic and Social Council (UNESC). [...]" Established in 1993, the CSHRS promotes China's stand on Human Rights through information on the following topics: (1) Legislation (planned); (2) Institutions (planned); (3) Human Rights in China (planned); (4) International Seminar (papers delivered at the "International Symposium on World Human Rights Toward the 21st Century", Oct 20, 1998, Beijing); (5) Human Rights and UN (link to the UNHRHC - United Nations Human Rights High Commission); (6) White Book (on-line version of "Human Rights in China", published by the Information Office of the State Council, People's Republic of China, Beijing 1991); (7) New Books (planned); (8) Q & A (planned); (9) Events (planned); (10) Forum (contains articles such as "Differences on Human Rights Between China and the West" and "China has Worked Unremittingly for Human Rights", etc.). Information supplied by Thomas Kampen, Lund Univ., Sweden. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L