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Voici le rapport de la Commission des Affaires Etrangères de la Chambre des Communes britannique, publiée le 22 nov. 2000.

Foreign Affairs Committee, Tenth Report - China Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

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(13) We recommend that the Government continue strongly to endorse the principle of the universality of human rights, regardless of the political, economic and cultural systems of individual states, as reaffirmed in Article V of the Vienna Declaration of 1993 (paragraph 61).

(14) We conclude that a programme of legal co-operation is a sensible way for the United Kingdom to advance the human rights agenda in China. We must make clear that legal co-operation in the sphere of commerce must not eclipse the human rights aspect of legal co-operation. We therefore recommend that the Government commit itself to a long-term co-ordinated programme of legal co-operation in the interests of human rights in China (paragraph 71).

(15) We recommend that, so long as the dialogue process continues, the Government should set out in each year's Human Rights Report its objectives in relation to China for the year to come and its achievements over the past year. Both objectives and achievements should be expressed in as explicit and measurable a form as possible (paragraph 74).

(16) We recommend that the Government does all that it can to involve human rights organisations in the dialogue process (paragraph 75).

(17) We recommend that the Government publish the forward work plan of the joint working group on the ratification of the core UN human rights conventions (paragraph 84).

(18) We recommend that the Government work with other Governments to press the Chinese to ratify the core UN human rights conventions at the earliest possible date (paragraph 85).

(19) We recommend that the Government seek to act in concert with its EU and other partners to bring pressure upon China to ratify the ILO Conventions 29, 87, 98 and 105 on Forced Labour, Freedom of Association and Right to Organise (paragraph 86).

(20) We recommend an early co-ordination of policy between EU states towards a draft resolution on human rights in China to be tabled at the UN Human Rights Commission in 2001, and a concerted attempt to lobby support in Geneva for the EU stance (paragraph 91).

(21) We recommend that the Government should publicly state its willingness to support EU sponsorship of a motion which draws attention to continuing human rights abuses in China (paragraph 93).

(22) We recommend that the British and other EU Governments should make it plain that the human rights record of a country is a factor which must be considered it if wishes to host the Olympic Games. At this time we believe that it would be inappropriate for China to host the Games (paragraph 94).

(23) We recommend that the British Government consider, in conjunction with other like-minded governments, how to exploit information age opportunities for the benefit of human rights in China, and in other countries where there are deficiencies in their observance (paragraph 96).

(24) We recommend that the Government continue to press the Chinese Government to give Tibet real control over its own affairs, and to enter proper dialogue with the Dalai Lama (paragraph 97).

(25) We welcome the Foreign Secretary's commitment to seek to obtain photographs of the Panchen Lama, and we recommend that the British Government continue strongly to press the Chinese authorities to assure the world of the health and freedom of the Panchen Lama (paragraph 98).

(26) We recommend that the Government assess carefully the implications for the Tibetan people of any project in Tibet which involves British Government support either bilaterally or multilaterally (paragraph 99).

(27) We recommend that the FCO and BTI take steps positively to encourage British businesses operating in China (including those operating through intermediaries, for example in Hong Kong
to adopt practices which fully respect international human rights standards (paragraph 101).

(28) We welcomeùand endorseùthe strong language which the Government uses to condemn human rights abuses in China, and we recommend that it continue to do so in all appropriate circumstances (paragraph 103).

(29) We recommend that Ministers and officials should use the same strong language of condemnation of human rights abuses to all audiences, whether in the United Kingdom or in China, and whether in public or private (paragraph 105).

(30) While we appreciate that business people will not want to expose themselves to possible extra risk, we conclude that the risk posed by a tougher stance [on human rights], especially one taken by all EU states, may have been overstated (paragraph 107).

(31) We conclude that the Government has been supportive of a number of positive developments for human rights in China, but that it now needs, in concert with our EU partners, to toughen its stance in response to the deterioration in human rights standards which have occurred in China over the past two years (paragraph 108).

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