Empowerment and Rights Institute
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The Empowerment and Rights Institute (ERI) (仁之泉工作室 in Simplified Chinese) is a Chinese non-governmental organization (NGO). The organization has worked with Human Rights issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2003. The organization works to strengthen respect for Human Rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Chinese Constitution.
The organization has outlined three fundamental principles: to advocate for basic human rights in the protection of ordinary citizens, to promote rule of law through upholding constitutionalism, and to empower vulnerable groups socially, economically and politically. Work includes grassroots organizing, networking as well as research and information dissemination.
, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
and the South China Morning Post
Aims
The organization was one of the first established NGOs focusing exclusively on human rights protection and strengthening in China. The organization's aim to provide and increase networking and grassroots leadership as well as to empower marginalized groups through training in protection of their basic rights. Its stated aims also include working within the areas of legal aid, rights awareness and training, community and group empowerment, political participation and due process at village elections. One of the expressed goals is to facilitate an increased sustainability in the movement to strengthen protection of human rights in China.The organization has outlined three fundamental principles: to advocate for basic human rights in the protection of ordinary citizens, to promote rule of law through upholding constitutionalism, and to empower vulnerable groups socially, economically and politically. Work includes grassroots organizing, networking as well as research and information dissemination.
Press attention
The organization's work has received the attention of news outlets such as the New York Times, The StandardThe Standard
The Standard is an English free newspaper of Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 231,018. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom, but it changed back to The Standard in 2001....
, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
and the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
See also
- Chinese democracy movementChinese democracy movementThe Chinese democracy movement refers to a series of loosely organized political movements in the People's Republic of China against the continued one-party rule by the Communist Party. One such movement began during the Beijing Spring in 1978 and was taken up again in the Tiananmen Square...
- Politics of the People's Republic of ChinaPolitics of the People's Republic of ChinaThe politics of the People's Republic of China take place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic. The leadership of the Communist Party is stated in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China...
- Human rights in the People's Republic of ChinaHuman rights in the People's Republic of ChinaHuman rights in the People's Republic of China are a matter of dispute between the Chinese government, other countries, international NGOs, and dissidents inside the country. Organizations such as the U.S. State Department, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have accused the Chinese...
- Human Rights DefendersHuman Rights DefendersHuman rights defender is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. Human rights defenders are those men and women who act peacefully for the promotion and protection of those rights....
- Fifth ModernizationFifth ModernizationThe Fifth Modernization originally began as a signed wall poster placed by Wei Jingsheng on December 5, 1978 on the Democracy Wall in Beijing.-Summary:...
- Tangshan protests
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