March 17, 2016,the US embassy diplomat Rene Gutel visit the Institute for Human Rights of CUPL,Prof. Wei ZHANG, associated professor, Co-director of the Institute and Master students attended entitled "China and the US different views on human rights issues"lecture.

At the beginning, Ms. Rene Gutel briefly described her work experience, as well as their own mainwork at the US Embassy, and interact with all of the students, to discuss the human rights awareness and views. Combining her own experience, Ms. Rene Gutel vividly described her understanding of the origin of human rights, and she analyzed the issue of homosexuality in the United States.

Subsequently, Ms.Rene Gutel discussed with the students the issues what they are interested in, with relaxed and lively atmosphere. These issues not only involved in many aspects of human rights, but also involved in national systems and reforms. When talking about the firearm management problems in the US, Ms. Rene Gutel thinks firearms have brought a great threat to the lives of ordinary people. Since some teenagers can own guns, the incidence rate of school shootings has increased in recent years. The Obama administration has been trying to promote firearm reform program, but considerable resistance. Ms. Rene Gutel said that after coming to China, she felt Chinese society is very safe, at least not threatened by firearms incidents.

In addition, Ms.Rene Gutel also very concerned about the event on Chinese human rights lawyer was arrested. On this issue, students asked Ms. Rene Gutel how to distinguish lawyer’s legal and illegal intentions. Ms. Rene Gutel thought that for their own self-interests, many lawyers will disturb social order. When dealing with these issues not only to rely on government forces, but also to improve the role of the Bar Association, two-pronged approach to govern. Ms. Rene Gutel also noted that many Western media reports on China is unfair. They think Chinese government does not give people freedom, especially religious freedom, but when she came to China, she discovered that China is not like what the Western media reported. In fact, China has many churches and a lot of people have their own beliefs. Furthermore, Ms. Rene Gutel also introduced two-party system, single-party system, which the United States signed the Conventions on Human Rights and other international issues.

Finally, Ms. Rene Gutel ask students what their career plans for the future in detail. She believes that everyone can choose their own favorite work and hopes that all the students could uphold the concept of human rights in their future work life. Lecture ended, Ms. Rene Gutel took pictures with the professor and students.

（written by Dan wenhai）