Report: China proud of progress on human rights

BEIJING - China takes pride in the impartiality of its judicial system and its protection of citizens' rights to know and be heard, as well as other progress it has made in securing human rights, according to a recent report.

That's true despite experts' calls for the country to make further improvements along those lines, according to the Assessment Report on the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010).

The report said the country has worked to end illegal detentions. In 2009 and 2010, investigations began into 1,002 cases in which government authorities were suspected of taking advantage of their positions and powers to infringe upon citizens' rights.