Date |
Partner |
Location |
Topics discussed |
11-14 August 1997 |
China |
Beijing |
Hong Kong
Tibet
Death Penalty
Re-education through labour
Torture
Access to lawyers
Prisons
Arbitrary detention
Women and children’s rights
Family planning
China ’s progress in ratifying international human rights treaties |
10-13 August 1998 |
China |
Canberra , Sydney |
Re-education through labour
Death Penalty
Trafficking in organs
Legal aid
ICRC access to prisons
Family Planning
Orphanages
Cultural and religious freedom in Tibet
Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
Chinese accession to international human rights treaties |
16-20 August 1999 |
China |
Beijing , Qinghai |
Freedom of speech and assembly Freedom of religion
Falun Gong
Chinese Democracy Party
Press freedoms
Cultural and religious freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang
Re-education through labour
Enforcement of laws
Due process
Execution of judgements
Torture
Death penalty
Economic rights
Women’s rights
Domestic violence
Family planning
Chinese accession to international human rights treaties
ICRC access to prisons |
13-18 August 2000 |
China |
Canberra , Sydney |
Re-education through labour
Excessive pre-trial detention
Death penalty
Chinese Democracy Party
Torture
Domestic violence
Family planning
Rights of female migrant workers
Ethnic minority rights
Educational, religious, cultural and linguistic freedoms in Tibet
Freedom of religion
The situation in Xinjiang
Dialogue with the Dalai Lama |
29 October – 2 November 2001 |
China |
Beijing , Chengdu |
Judicial reform in China
Dissidents
Policies towards ethnic and religious minorities
Freedom of speech and association
Falun Gong
Religious freedom in Tibet
Death penalty
“Strike Hard” campaign
Family planning
Trafficking in women
Prison conditions
Re-education through labour
Torture
Chinese ratification of ICCPR |
27-28 May 2002 |
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Situation of minorities in the Central Highlands
Death penalty
Freedom of religion
Torture
Criminal law
Dissidents
People smuggling |
12-14 August 2002 |
China |
Canberra , Sydney |
Legal system reform
Dissidents
Falun Gong
“Strike Hard” campaign
Torture
Death penalty
Prison conditions
Re-education through labour
Domestic violence
Family planning
Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang
Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
Freedom of religion
Cooperation with UN mechanisms |
8-9 December 2002 |
Iran |
Tehran |
Role of the judiciary
International human rights instruments
National human rights institutions
Role of civil society
Position of minorities
Treatment of the Bahá’í
Freedom of the press
The Shirazi Jews
Dissidents |
27 June – 4 July 2003 |
Vietnam |
Canberra ,
Sydney |
Ethnic and religious minorities in the Central Highlands
Use of the internet
Religious Freedoms
Death penalty
National security provisions
HIV/AIDs
People trafficking |
28 July –
1 August 2003 |
China |
Beijing , Lhasa |
Torture
Trafficking in persons
Migrant workers
Political prisoners
Freedom of expression and information
Falun Gong
“Strike Hard” Campaign
Re-education Through Labour
Domestic violence
Sexual harassment
Death penalty
Labour rights
Prisoners’ rights
Rights of people living with HIV/AIDs
Family planning
Ethnic and religious minorities
DPRK asylum seekers
Civil and political rights in Tibet
Cultural and religious freedoms in Tibet
Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
Cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms
Chinese ratification of ICCPR |
23-27 June 2004 |
Vietnam |
Hanoi , Central Highlands |
Criminal justice system
Ethnic and religious minorities
Freedom of expression
Use of the internet
Death penalty
Domestic violence
Trafficking in women |
20-22 October 2004 |
China |
Canberra , Sydney |
Freedom of expression and assembly
Rights of ethnic and religious minorities
Falun Gong
Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang
Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
Dissidents
Due process
Torture
Trafficking in persons
Labour rights
Sexual harassment
Domestic violence
Family planning
Death penalty
HIV/AIDs
DPRK asylum seekers
Chinese ratification of ICCPR
Cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms |