International Symposium On Oriental Culture and Human Rights Development Held in Beijing

The International Symposium on Oriental Culture and Human Rights Development was successfully held by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Foundation lot Human Rights Development (CFHRD) in Beijing on October 29-31, 2002. The Symposium focused on the following three topics: the universality of human rights and cultural diversity, the oriental and western culture and human rights, and culture and human rights in the globalization process. The three-day Symposium attracted more than 70 scholars, experts, officials and parliamentarians from 26 countries, including Australia, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Republic of