Human rights achievements highlighted

China has been vigorously promoting its human rights development and continuously enhancing legal protection for its people, according to human rights experts.

The opinion was expressed by experts attending a symposium focusing on the comprehensive rule of law and human rights protection in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, on Friday.

Organized by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development, the symposium attracted nearly a hundred participants, including renowned experts and scholars in the human rights sector from various universities and research institutions nationwide.

The participants discussed topics such as legislation and efforts from administrative and judicial authorities to protect human rights, and reviewed the fruitful achievements China has made in that regard in recent years.

"Relying on the rule of law to safeguard human rights has become a basic feature of China's human rights development and legal construction," said Ma Huaide, president of the China University of Political Science and Law.

The most important and fundamental legal basis for human rights protection in China was laid 20 years ago.

The Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress passed the Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China on March 14, 2004, incorporating the passage "the State respects and guarantees human rights" into the Constitution as a constitutional principle.

In 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee adopted a resolution concerning the comprehensive advancement of the rule of law.

In recent years, Chinese people have been enjoying more extensive and comprehensive rights and freedoms, according to Zuo Feng, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the foundation.

"This has been mainly achieved through scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, fair justice, universal law-abiding behavior and the coordinated promotion of domestic and foreign legal systems," Zuo said.

He suggested jointly promoting human rights knowledge, especially among young people and civil servants, to increase society's legal awareness and understanding of human rights concepts.

"To build a high-quality legal work team with both integrity and ability, it is necessary to make human rights awareness a basic requirement for civil servants and effectively improve their human rights literacy," Ma said.

The experts also discussed other hot topics, including the legal protection of human rights in emerging fields.

Xiao Junyong, a professor from the Beijing Institute of Technology, said the entire world should take measures to prevent violations of human rights arising from the development and adoption of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology.