China releases report on latest human rights development progress

A report recently released by the China Society for Human Rights Studies has highlighted China's latest progress in advancing the human rights cause.

The 2024 edition of the Annual Report on China's Human Rights provides a comprehensive overview of China's work in 2023 on advancing human rights development domestically and internationally, including analyses on aspects such as economic, social, and cultural rights; civil and political rights; the protection of rights for specific groups; and international cooperation on human rights.

The report also put a focus on the impact of digital technology on safeguarding human rights.

The report for the first time reviewed the development of national human rights education and training centers, and examined advancements in human rights research and academic systems in the new era.

The China Society for Human Rights Studies was founded in 1993. It has released reports on China's human rights annually since 2011.

The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza has risen to 43,972, with more than 104,008 injured, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement released on Tuesday.

In the past 24 hours, Israeli military operations in Gaza killed 50 and wounded 110 people, the statement said.

At least eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in Beit Lahiya in north Gaza, according to the Palestine News Agency (Wafa).

According to witnesses, the attack targeted the residential building housing a family and displaced civilians. Several people remain trapped under the rubble, the report said.