Professor Sun Meng of Our Institute Participated in the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Human Rights Protection" Side Event and Made an Exchange Speech

On the sidelines of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development held a side meeting in Geneva on the theme of "the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Human Rights Protection."

On March 17, local time, during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development held a side meeting in Geneva to discuss the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Human rights Protection. Photo by De Yongjian/China News Service

Development provides the impetus, foundation and resources for human rights protection, while human rights provide the purpose, principles, standards and monitoring framework for development, said Sun Meng, a professor from the Institute for Human Rights of China University of Political Science and Law. In the past decade, China has made new achievements in pursuing sustainable development and human rights protection simultaneously.

Original author | De Yongjian 

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