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D Appendix D – List of Topics Discussed at Australia’s Human Rights Dialogues Date Partner Location Topics discussed 11-14 August 1997 China Beijing Hong Kong Tibet Death Penalty Re-education through labour Torture Access to lawyers Prisons Arbitrary detention Women and children’s rights Family planning China’s progress in ratifying international human rights treaties Re-education through labour Death Penalty Trafficking in organs Legal aid ICRC access to prisons Family Planning Orphanages Cultural and religious freedom in 10-13 August 1998 China Canberra, Sydney 64 Tibet Dialogue with the Dalai Lama Chinese accession to international human rights treaties 16-20 August 1999 China Beijing, Qinghai Freedom of speech and assembly Freedom of religion Falun Gong Chinese Democracy Party Press freedoms Cultural and religious freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang Re-education through labour Enforcement of laws Due process Execution of judgements Torture Death penalty Economic rights Women’s rights Domestic violence Family planning Chinese accession to international human rights treaties ICRC access to prisons 13-18 August 2000 China Canberra, Sydney Re-education through labour Excessive pre-trial detention Death penalty Chinese Democracy Party Torture Domestic violence Family planning Rights of female migrant workers Ethnic minority rights Educational, religious, cultural APPENDIX D – LIST OF TOPICS DISCUSSED AT AUSTRALIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS 65 DIALOGUES and linguistic freedoms in Tibet Freedom of religion The situation in Xinjiang Dialogue with the Dalai Lama 29 October – 2 November 2001 China Beijing, Chengdu Judicial reform in China Dissidents Policies towards ethnic and religious minorities Freedom of speech and association Falun Gong Religious freedom in Tibet Death penalty “Strike Hard” campaign Family planning Trafficking in women Prison conditions Re-education through labour Torture Chinese ratification of ICCPR Situation of minorities in the Central Highlands Death penalty Freedom of religion Torture Criminal law Dissidents
 People smuggling Legal system reform Dissidents Falun Gong “Strike Hard” campaign Torture Death penalty 27-28 May 2002 Vietnam Hanoi 12-14 August 2002 China Canberra, Sydney 66 Prison conditions Re-education through labour Domestic violence Family planning Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang Dialogue with the Dalai Lama Freedom of religion Cooperation with UN mechanisms 8-9 December 2002 Iran Tehran Role of the judiciary International human rights instruments National human rights institutions Role of civil society Position of minorities Treatment of the Bahá’í Freedom of the press The Shirazi Jews Dissidents 27 June – 4 July 2003 Vietnam Canberra, Sydney Ethnic and religious minorities in the Central Highlands 28 July – China 1 August 2003 Beijing, Lhasa Use of the internet Religious Freedoms Death penalty National security provisions HIV/AIDs People trafficking Torture Trafficking in persons Migrant workers Political prisoners Freedom of expression and information Falun Gong “Strike Hard” Campaign APPENDIX D – LIST OF TOPICS DISCUSSED AT AUSTRALIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS 67 DIALOGUES Re-education Through Labour Domestic violence Sexual harassment Death penalty Labour rights Prisoners’ rights Rights of people living with HIV/AIDs Family planning Ethnic and religious minorities DPRK asylum seekers Civil and political rights in Tibet Cultural and religious freedoms in Tibet Dialogue with the Dalai Lama Cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms Chinese ratification of ICCPR Criminal justice system Ethnic and religious minorities Freedom of expression Use of the internet Death penalty Domestic violence Trafficking in women 23-27 June 2004 Vietnam Hanoi, Central Highlands 20-22 October 2004 China Canberra, Sydney Freedom of expression and assembly Rights of ethnic and religious minorities Falun Gong Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang Dialogue with the Dalai Lama Dissidents Due process 68 Torture Trafficking in persons Labour rights Sexual harassment Domestic violence Family planning
 Death penalty HIV/AIDs DPRK asylum seekers Chinese ratification of ICCPR Cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms