Rights watch gets it wrong on China

The annual report of Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization, released recently distorts the facts on China by claiming that the protection of disabled people's rights in the country is "inadequate".

Let facts speak for themselves. In September 2012, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reviewed China's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In response to the review, China quickly implemented the promised measures, which was a breakthrough in protecting the rights of disabled people in the country.

The Chinese government has issued policies favorable to special groups of disabled people. Since many intellectually challenged people were forced to work in "underground" factories or coal mines, the central government ordered all local governments to take immediate steps to end the practice and help the victims lead a respectable life.