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Founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989, HRIC is an international, Chinese NGO with a mission to promote universally recognised human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in China. HRIC’s board and staff include Chinese, North American, and European individuals devoted to fostering greater space for democratic reforms and social justice.
Founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989, HRIC is an international, Chinese, non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote universally recognised human rights and advance the institutional protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of China (China). HRIC’s board and staff include Chinese, North American, and European individuals devoted to fostering greater space for democratic reforms and social justice.
HRIC’s approach is a long-term process of engaging multiple international actors, including the media, governments, corporations, various United Nations bodies, and other multilateral organisations. HRIC also aims to maximise and leverage its resources by collaborating with other local, regional, and international NGOs.
HRIC’s education, research, and advocacy strategies are guided by three key objectives:
- Supporting the work of local civil society groups to promote the process of economic, administrative, and legal reforms;
- Generating international pressure for social change through monitoring to ensure accountability, transparency, and compliance with the Chinese government’s international human rights obligations; and
- Strengthening international human rights frameworks and facilitating international cooperation by working with other non-governmental organisations, the UN, and other multilateral and bilateral organisations, national governments, and donors.
HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMMES
HRIC takes a strategic approach to enlarging China’s independent civil space by engaging a broad cross-section of citizens, activists, government officials, lawyers, scholars, corporate leaders and media sources inside and outside China through rigorous thematic research, advocacy and communications work:
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International and Domestic Advocacy: Making use of international and domestic intervention mechanisms to raise human rights cases while providing assistance to prisoners and their families; and amplifying the voices of citizens and groups inside China through international human rights mechanisms, the international media, and the sophisticated use of technology;–
Research and Publications: Reporting on China’s progress in meeting its international obligations with respect to the UN, WTO and 2008 Olympics; and generating recommendations for the Chinese government, the corporate community and multilateral and bilateral processes;–
Outreach and Collaboration with Diverse Constituencies: Designing solutions that reach a range of actors by leveraging limited resources, maximising skills and expertise, and adding value to human rights programmes and approaches.HRIC