International Rights Advocacy
Strengthening Domestic Rights Protection

HRIC actively conducts international human rights advocacy through engagement with key international mechanisms, including UN treaty bodies, special procedures, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights—through civil society submissions to treaty bodies in advance of their periodic reviews of China and the Hong Kong SAR and monitoring of these reviews; provision of supplemental information; and thematic submissions to Special Rapporteurs. HRIC also delivers policy interventions and testimonies before legislative bodies, including the U.S. Congress and parliaments of Canada, the EU, and the UK, as well as special government China commissions such as the U.S. Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC). Through statements and resources, HRIC informs civil society actors and stakeholders in diverse sectors on rights issues and developments. China and the United Nations.