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New Measures for Governing Religions in Xi’s China

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With the incorporation of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front Work Department in 2018, religious affairs have been brought back into the direct control of the Party. While SARA has … Continue reading » “New Measures for Governing Religions in Xi’s China”

THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER PERSONS IN A PANDEMIC: FINDINGS FROM TWO STUDIES CONDUCTED IN CHINA

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Since 2012 the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) has supported multi-disciplinary research on disability issues in China in cooperation with Wuhan University’s Public Interest and Development Law Institute (PIDLI) and the Wuhan East-Lake Institute … Continue reading » “THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER PERSONS IN A PANDEMIC: FINDINGS FROM TWO STUDIES CONDUCTED IN CHINA”

Mechanisms of Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

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The right to a healthy environment is a human right. However, without remedies for its abuse the right to a healthy environment does not exist. Therefore, modern countries construct a series of remedies. Environmental crimes are the most serious … Continue reading » “Mechanisms of Prosecuting Environmental Crimes”

Research on the Status and Development in Asian Environmental Administrative Public Interest Litigation

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Aimed at environmental protection, environmental administrative public interest litigation safeguards the environmental rights of citizens by means of administrative litigation. If the government power is not subject to proper supervision and control, abuse of power may ensue, resulting in … Continue reading » “Research on the Status and Development in Asian Environmental Administrative Public Interest Litigation”