UN adopts Chinese resolution on rights

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution introduced by China that calls for nations to uphold multilateralism and work together to promote mutually beneficial cooperation.

The resolution - Promoting Mutually Beneficial Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights - was passed in Geneva on Friday. It supports the fostering of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation, with the aim of building a community with a shared future for humankind, in which human rights are enjoyed by all, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Zhang Wei, co-director of the Institute for Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law, said China has always advocated that human rights be protected through cooperation and communication rather than criticism and accusation.