Review of human rights in China by UN Human Rights Council

The following is from Joshua Rosenzweig of the Dui Hua Foundation:

The status of China's commitment to its obligations under international human rights law will soon be up for review by the UN Human Rights Council as part of the new "Universal Periodic Review" process.  Under UPR, all UN member states are subjected to a uniform process according to a rotating schedule.  NGOs and other stakeholders were required to submit China reports to the UN last August, and these have been collated by the OHCHR into a single document that, along with China's own report, form the core of the formal review process, which is scheduled to take place on 9 February.  The troika overseeing China's UPR is made up of representatives from Canada, India, and Nigeria.  The council's recommendations to China will be released on 11 February.

Here are some relevant documents from the UN's web site:

• China's report (English | Chinese)
• The UN-drafted summary of stakeholder information
• Individual NGO reports

There's also a compilation by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of information on China (including HK & Macao) contained in the reports of treaty bodies and other relevant official United Nations documents. Here's an unedited version available at the OHCHR website.