ADVISORY/China Signs Human Rights Treaty.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998-- TOPIC: China signed a key human rights pact and pledged to develop the human rights cause at the United Nations Monday. Qin Huasun, China's U.N. ambassador, signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in 1966 and entered into force on 23 March 1976. and noted that China is taking steps to cooperate with the U.N. on human rights issues. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Robert H. Puckett is a professor of political science at Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). and is conversant CONVERSANT. One who is in the habit of being in a particular place, is said to be conversant there. Barnes, 162. on human rights policy. Aihe Wang (Wang Laboratories, Inc., Lowell, MA) A computer services and network integration company. Wang was one of the major early contributors to the computing industry from its founder's invention that made core memory possible, to leadership in desktop calculators and word processors. is a professor of history at Purdue University Purdue University (pərdy  `, -d`), main campus at West Lafayette, Ind. and concentrates on the political culture of China and Chinese culture and history. Elizabeth Van Wie Davis is a professor of political science at Illinois State University ISU is recognized in the prestigious US News rankings as a "National University", that is, a university which grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research. and focuses on Chinese politics. -0- ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. Journalists seeking to interview any of these experts can obtain contact information by visiting the ExpertSource website: http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Virtual Press Club provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com) for more information. |
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