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__**Interested in**__
Human rights
 * One-child policy
 * Land evictions
 * Censorship
 * Freedom of speech
 * Human trafficking
 * Birth permit

__**Essential question:**__
There is no such thing as human rights in China

__**Research Questions:**__
__What are human rights?__ human rights, definition, define Human rights refers to the "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled."[1] Examples of rights and freedoms which are often thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the law; and social, cultural and economic rights, including the right to participate in culture, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education.

__Which human rights are the main ones that are being abused by the government?__ The one-child policy Freedom of speech Human trafficking Birth Permits Also, criminals being seriously hurt in jail with electric batons ect... Land evictions Religious persecution

__When did the one-child policy come into effect?__ one-child policy, start, begin, China, commence The one-child policy is the population control policy (or planned birth policy) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Chinese government introduced the policy in 1979 to alleviate the social and environmental problems of China.

__How long is the one-child policy going to be a law?__ one-child policy, Time, China, time line, law China's political leadership is considering ending the country's hated "one-child" policy because it is damaging the economy and creating a demographic time bomb, a senior minister admitted today.Zhao Baige, Vice Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, revealed that there is concern at the highest levels that the policy is already tearing apart the fabric of society."This has become a big issue among decision makers," Ms Zhao told reporters at a routine government press conference in Beijing."We want incrementally to have this change. I cannot answer at what time or how."

__What are the reasons for people's homes and land being taken from them?__ evictions, taken, land, houses, reasons, China, human rights China’s rapid urban development, fueled in Beijing by preparations for the 2008 Olympics, is leading to the eviction of homeowners and tenants in violation of Chinese law and international standards on the right to housing. In many cities, Chinese local authorities and developers are forcibly evicting hundreds of thousands of homeowners and tenants who have little legal recourse. China continues to evict 13,000 people each month in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, despite worldwide attention and increased scrutiny, a housing rights group said Wednesday. Petitioners submit grievances in Xian, China, in the summer of 2005, as complaints of evictions began to rise.The Center on Housing Rights and Evictions said a recent trip to the Chinese capital confirmed an estimate it made earlier this year that 1.5 million people would be displaced by the time the 2008 Games are held.Beijing says the group is grossly inflating the number of people being relocated as a result of the Olympic preparations, and that residents are content with the compensation they have received.

__Which websites are not available in China?__ China, censorship, websites, unavailable, internet Wikipedia and other websites which would show Chinese citizens what the rest of their country is like and also how the rest of the world lives. The controversy erupted late last week when it was revealed that foreign journalists in Beijing to cover the Games could not access certain sites, including the BBC's Chinese-language service, some Hong Kong and Taiwanese newspapers, and prominent human rights sites such as that of Amnesty International.

__Why aren't they available?__ reasons, China, censorship, internet, unavailable Sites containing sexually explicit content were among those blocked, but they also included sites on sensitive topics such as Tibet, Taiwan, and dissident activity, say the authors of the report, at Harvard University's Berkman Centre. Restricted sites fell into some of the following categories: ·Dissident or democracy sites, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and "dozens of Falun Gong and Falun Dafa sites" ·News sites: BBC News Online was consistently inaccessible, with only partial access to such sites as CNN and Time Magazine ·Health sites, including the Aids Healthcare Foundation and Internet Mental Health ·Taiwanese and Tibetan sites ·Religious sites, including the Atheist Network and the Catholic Civil Rights League The government is scared that if Chinese citizens saw what was __really__ going on in Tibet and the rest of the world etc that they would plan to overthrow them

__Are citizens allowed to protest?__ China, protests, citizens,people, speak out, allowed China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games.The designated protest areas will be in parts of three public parks, none of them closer than several miles from the main Olympic stadium.

__What are the reasons for people using China's child trafficking scheme?__ reasons, purpose, child trafficking, human trafficking, China Many people __need__ to sell their child or children because quite often if it is their second child or more they will need to pay a large fine which they just can't afford. So they sell their child in order to do so. Also if the parents did not have a birth permit in the first place they're are penalties for this so parents sell their children in China's human trafficking scheme. Most families do this because due to the one-child policy or the law of the birth permit they feel that selling their child is their only choice.