New action plan will safeguard human rights

China will enforce measures to prevent extortion of confession by torture and collecting evidence through illegal methods, said a government action plan released on Monday.

The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2012-15), published by the State Council Information Office, pledges that no one will be forced to prove himself or herself guilty.

The plan said all rights of the person are guaranteed by law in lawsuits and law enforcement in China, and the procuratorates will pay greater heed to the self-defense of criminal suspects at the stage of approval for arrest.