China has signed and ratified key human rights treaties. As a state party, China is obligated to implement the treaties, submit progress reports to the expert committees overseeing implementation, and undergo periodic reviews by these committees. These treaties include:
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT): EN, CH
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, applicable to the Hong Kong SAR but not mainland China): EN, CH
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD): EN, CH
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): EN, CH
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): EN, CH
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): EN, CH
- International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): EN, CH
Each review cycle begins with the submission of a progress report by China. HRIC contributes to these review cycles by providing input into the Lists of Issues (LOIs) that Committees prepare following China’s submission of its progress reports; making submissions in advance the reviews raising our concerns and presenting our analyses and recommendations; participating in briefings with Committee experts; monitoring the reviews; and providing additional information to the experts.
