Foreword

Major Events

The CPC Central Committee Issues the Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms

The Twelfth NPC Standing Committee Publishes the Five-year Legislation Planning

The State Council Information Office Publishes the White Paper Progress in China's Human Rights in 2012

The State Council Information Office Publishes the White Paper Development and Progress of Tibet

UN Human Rights Council Adopts Second Round of Universal Periodic Review on China

China Elected Member of UN Human Rights Council by a Large Majority Vote the Third Time

Ⅰ．Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

State Council Endorses and Forwards Some Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Income Distribution System

Public Opinions Solicited for Some Stipulations on Labor Dispatching

Publication of Statistical Bulletin on Development of Human Resources and Social Security Undertaking in 2012

Strengthen Employment Information Service for College Graduates:Promoting Employment and Strictly Prohibiting Discrimination

Promote Employment: Average Employment Rate of Secondary Vocational Schools Reaches 96.81%

Supreme People's Court Issues Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Scope of Application for the "Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration"

No. 1 Document Focuses on Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers the Tenth Year: Enhancing Safeguarding the Rights of Farmers

Report on Anti-poverty Development in China: Developing Poverty Alleviation in "Contiguous Areas with Acute Difficulties"

"Siyuan Project" Poverty Alleviation Foundation: Promoting Realization of Rights of Vulnerable Groups with Projects

Enhance Poverty Relief and Development: Poverty-stricken Population Reduced over 33 Million Annually by Average in China

Fourth Poverty Elimination Award of China Announced: Encouraging Social Forces to Participate in Anti-Poverty

Recommending Excellent Cases in Society Poverty Relief Innovation Actions:Innovating Poverty Alleviation Pattern

Strengthen and Improve Work on Subsistence Allowance Policy: Completing the "Bottom Support" Mechanism for People with Difficulties

"Five State Policies" for Regulating Real Estate Market Announced:Safeguarding the Residents' Right to Adequate Housing

Central Government Allocates Natural Disaster Living Subsidies: Ensuring Basic Life of Disaster-Hit People

Social Organizations Encouraged to Establish Enterprise Annuity: Making up Insufficient Security of Basic Pension

Establish Critical Illness Insurance and Medical Emergency Assistance System: Ensuring Timely Medical Service for Patients

Shifting Stress of Medical Security in Rural Areas to Critical Illness: Better Guarantee of the Right of Rural Residents to Health

Mental Health Law Implemented: Safeguarding Rights of Relevant People

Promote the Development of Health Service Industry: Safeguarding the Right of Citizens to Health Service

Consolidate and Complete the Essential Medicine System and New Operation Mechanism at Basic Levels: Safeguarding the Right of Citizens to Medical Service

National Development and Reform Commission Lowers the Price Limit of Some Common Clinical Medicines: Reducing the Medicine Burden of the Public

The State Promulgated Supervision Regulation on Pharmaceutic Excipients:Reducing Medication Risks to Citizens

Five Authorities Jointly Combat Illegal Drug Sales over Internet: Protecting Security of Drug Purchase by Citizens over Internet

New Detailed Rules for Examining Formula Milk Powder Production Permit Promulgated: Safeguarding the Healthy Growth of Infants

Public Opinions Solicited for Food Safety Law (Revised Draft): Ensuring Right of Citizens to Food Safety

Food Safety Publicity Week Activity: Assisting in Ensuring Food Safety

Supreme People's Procuratorate and Supreme People's Court Issue Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Application of Law to Criminal Cases Jeopardizing Food Safety

The State Council Arranges Emphasis of Work for Food Safety: Enhancing Construction of Standards, Institutional Systems, Platforms and Accountabilities

Four Departments Adjust Occupational Disease Classification and Catalogue:Safeguarding the Rights of Laborers to Safe Production Conditions in a Scientific Way

Implement the Program to Rejuvenate Higher Education in Central and Western Regions: Protecting the Right to Receive Education in a Balanced Way

Educational Informatization: Promoting Protection of Citizens' Right to Receive Education via Data Networks

Nationwide County Area Compulsory Education Supervision, Appraisal and Affirmation Started: Promoting Balanced Development of Compulsory Education

Implementation of Special Program of Directional Enrollment Expanded:Benefiting More Students in Rural and Poverty-stricken Areas

Implement Educational Poverty Alleviation Program: Promoting the Full Realization of Right to Receive Education in Poverty-stricken Areas

The State Council Issues Outline for National Tourism and Leisure:Safeguarding the Right of Citizens to Rest and Leisure

NPC Standing Committee Adopts Tourism Law: Enabling Tourists to Protect Their Rights by Law

National Reading Included in National Legislation Program: Providing Legal Guarantee for Realizing Citizens' Right to Reading

Central Finance Vigorously Fosters Cultural Industry: Creating Conditions for Citizens to Share Cultural Results

Central Finance Allocates Funds for Rural Culture Construction: Increasing the Guaranteeing Level for Cultural Right of Rural Residents

The State Council Specifies that Leading Cadres Take the Lead to Ban Smoking: Safeguarding Public Health Environment

Ministry of Environmental Protection Publishes Bulletin of the State of Environment in China: Safeguarding the Right of Citizens to Know Environmental Information

Establish the Air Pollution Health Impact Monitoring Network: Safeguarding Right of Citizens to Enjoy Clean Air

National Health and Family Planning Commission Publishes Work Plan for Environmental Health Monitoring in Rural Areas: Caring for the Protection of Environmental Right in Rural Areas

The State Council Adopts Regulation on Water Drainage and Sewage Treatment in Cities and Towns: Safeguarding Environmental Safety in Cities and Towns

The Supreme People's Procuratorate and Supreme People's Court Issue Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Environmental Pollution

Ⅱ．Civil Rights and Political Rights

The State Adjusted the Family Planning Policy: Allowing Couples to Have Two Children if Either Parent is an Only Child

Provisions on the Application for and Use of Driving Licenses Revised:Protecting Citizens' Right to Travel Safety

National Standard for the Protection of Personal Information Implemented:Protecting the Right of Personal Privacy

The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate Issue a Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Extortion

The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate Issue a Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Creating Disturbances

The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate Issue a Judicial Interpretation: Specifying the Application of Law to Cases of Defamation through Information Networks

The Cyberspace Administration of China Carries out Special Actions:Cracking Down on Online Infringement

The Cyberspace Administration of China Discusses False Online Reports:Protecting Citizens' Right of Reputation

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Decides to Abolish Legislation on Reeducation through Labor: Fully Protecting Citizens' Right of Personal Liberty

Four Departments Release New Provisions on Legal Aid in Criminal Action:Protecting the Right to Obtain Legal Aid

The Central Politics and Law Commission Releases Guiding Opinions:Earnestly Preventing Cases Involving Unjust, False and Wrong Charges

The Supreme People's Court Releases Opinions: Establishing and Improving Working Mechanisms for Preventing Cases Involving Unjust, False and Wrong Charges

The Sixth National Criminal Trial Work Conference: Trying to Realize Unification of Punishment of Criminals and Protection of Human Rights

The National Political and Legal Work Conference Demanded Solving Difficult Judicial Problems: Letting Parties Concerned Feel the Sanctity and Justice of Law

The Supreme People's Court Releases Provisions on Self-Compensation Cases: Protecting Compensation Claimants' Procedural Rights

Draft Amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law Submitted for Deliberation: Effectively Protecting Citizens' Administrative Litigation Right

The Case of Bo Xilai's Acceptance of Bribes, Embezzlement and Abuse of Power Tried Openly: All People are Equal before the Law

The Final Second-Instance Judgment of"Tang Hui's Case" Made: Tang Hui Receives Compensation

The Supreme People's Court Makes Provisions on Online Issuance of Judgment Documents: Protecting the Public's Right to Know and Right of Supervision

New Changes in the Structure of the Deputies to the Twelfth National People's Congress: Ensuring Citizens' Equal Enjoyment of the Right to Stand for Election

National Human Rights Report Released: Protecting Citizens' Right to Fully Know the National Human Rights Situation

The State Council Issues a Document to Strengthen Government Information Publication: Protecting Citizens' Right to Know and Right of Supervision

The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Opens the"12380"Short Message Reporting Platform: Broadening the Channels of Citizens' Supervision

Report on the 2012 Final Account of the Central Government: Cutting "the Three Public Expenditures"

Ⅲ．Rights of Ethnic Minorities, Women, Children,the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities

Chinese Ethnic Minorities' Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Week:Protecting Ethnic Minorities' Cultural Rights

Eight Ethnic-Minority Provinces and Regions' Poor Population Halved in Five Years: Promoting Protection of Ethnic Minorities' Right of Existence

Tibet Invests 200 Billion Yuan: Promoting Ultra-Conventional Development of the Autonomous Region's Transport Undertakings

Cadres from Western and Other Ethnic-Minority Areas Hold Temporary Positions in the East: Fostering Cadres for Ethnic-Minority Areas

Tibetan Culture Week Held in Germany: Letting Tibetan Culture with Ethnic Characteristics Go Global

China's Eleventh National Women's Congress: Earnestly Protecting Women's Rights and Interests

"March 8 Women's Right Maintenance Week" Legal Consulting Activity:Caring for Women's Rights and Interests

"Plan for Helping Mothers Having Lost Their Only Child": Ensuring Satisfaction of the Material and Spiritual Needs of Mothers Having Lost Their Only Child

Four Departments Including the Cyberspace Administration of China Launch the Green Network Action: Protecting Teenagers' Legitimate Rights and Interests

Four Departments Including the Supreme People's Court Jointly Release Opinions: Punishing the Crime of Sexual Violation of Minors in Accordance with Law

Four Departments Including the Ministry of Education Jointly Release Opinions: Doing a Good Job in Preventing Sexual Violation of Teenagers

The Ministry of Education Implements "Green Assessment" of High Schools and Primary Schools: Protecting Teenagers' Right to Healthy Development

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Deliberates Reports on China's Performance of Convention on the Rights of the Child

Five Departments Including the Ministry of Education Jointly Make Arrangements for the Work of Caring for and Educating Left-Behind Children in Rural Areas

Producer Bears Responsibility for the Burns Caused by a Child's Imitation of Pleasant Goat to his Friends: Preferential Protection of Children's Interests

"Childhood Watch" Public Welfare Action: Focusing on Preventing Abuse and Sexual Violation of Children

24 Departments Including the National Development and Reform Commission Jointly Release Opinions: Further Strengthening the Work of Preferential Treatment of the Elderly

The State Council Prints and Distributes Opinions: Expediting the Development of the Elderly Care Service Industry

Revised Law on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly Officially Implemented

Basic Pensions Increased by 10%: Ensuring Support for Enterprise Retirees

The Sixth National Congress of the China Disabled Persons' Federation:Promoting Protection of Disabled Persons' Rights

Seven Departments Including the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Jointly Issue Opinions: Promoting the Employment of Disabled Persons in Proportion to Total Employment

The China Disabled Persons' Federation Issues a Circular: Promoting Employment of Disabled College Students through Multiple Channels

The First "Experience of Famine" Public Welfare Experience Activity:Raising Charitable Funds to Help Disabled Children

The "Angels' Eyes" Campaign: Helping Visually Impaired Persons Realize Dreams

"Sound of the Heart - Audio Library" Online: Protecting Visually Impaired Persons' Right to Share the Network Culture

The Ministry of Agriculture and the China Disabled Persons' Federation Jointly Issue a Circular: Helping Poor Disabled Persons in Rural Areas Make Preparations for Ploughing

Ⅳ．Human Rights Research, Education,Training and Knowledge Popularizing

The State Council Information Office Holds the Twelfth Session of Human Rights Knowledge Training Class

China Society for Human Rights Studies Issues Annual Report on China's Human Rights (2013)

China Society for Human Rights Studies Studies and Implements Spirit of the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee

China Society for Human Rights Studies Holds Symposium on "People's Livelihood and Human Rights"

The 5th National Working Experience Exchange Conference of Human Rights Research Institutions Held in Wuhan

Work Report-back Conference of National Human Rights Education and Training Bases Held in Beijing

"Human Right Knowledge Series Reading Books" Published: Promoting the Popularization of Human Rights Knowledge

Symposium on "Strengthening Collaborative Innovation, and Promoting Human Rights Research Think Bank Construction in China" Held in Beijing

Fostering Initiation Ceremony of "Human Rights Construction Collaborative Innovation Center" Held in Beijing

"Academic Seminar on Human Rights Construction and Reform" Held in Beijing

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Publishes the First Blue Paper on Political Development of China: Caring for the Protection of Political Rights of Citizens

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Publishes the Blue Paper on Rule of Law of China: Paying Attention to Legal Protection of Human Rights

Ⅴ．Exchanges and Cooperation in International Human Rights Field

The State Council Information Office Publishes Human Rights Record of the United States in 2012

Sixth Beijing Human Rights Forum: Constructing a Sustainable Environment for Human Rights Development

"Picture Exhibition on China's Achievements on Human Rights" Held at UN Head Office in Geneva

Academic Seminar "China's Human Rights: An Integrated Approach" Held at Geneva

China and the United States Hold the 18th Human Rights Dialogue

China and EU Hold the 32nd Human Rights Dialogue

China and Germany Hold the 11th Human Rights Dialogue

China and Holland Hold the 8th Human Rights Consultation

EU Special Representative for Human Rights Lambrinidis Visits China

China Society for Human Rights Studies and National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan Sign Memorandum of Understanding

China and the United States Hold the Fifth Justice and Human Rights Seminar

China and Germany Hold the 11th Human Rights Seminar

China and Australia Jointly Hold a Seminar: Promoting the Establishment of a National Level Family Violence Crisis Intervention Center

Delegation of China Society for Human Rights Studies Attends "CSUN-China Forum"