Huanqiu reports that during the recent Geneva session China hosted events on artificial intelligence and human rights development, neurodiversity and digital inclusion, and national human rights action plans.
Huanqiu reported that China held several side events on human rights development and action during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The report gave no specific dates or attendance figures. Sinobridge Times relays the following as China's own account.
광고 문의 · 300×250Side events are accompanying activities held outside the Council's formal meetings, in which member states, civil society and research institutions present and discuss a given theme. Countries often use them to explain their policies and experience. According to the report, China hosted three.
Artificial intelligence and human rights development
The first, titled Artificial Intelligence Empowering Human Rights Development, was organized by China's Permanent Mission in Geneva with the China Association for NGO Cooperation. The Chinese side said it aimed to respond to calls from the Global South and to rally international consensus on using AI to support human rights protection. Experience from Chinese civil society groups that used AI in natural disaster rescue was also shared.
Participants urged NGOs to act as bridges between countries and called for the benefits of smart technology to be shared fairly and inclusively in service of every country's human rights development. AI governance is a lively topic inside and outside the UN, so how this human-rights framing is received remains to be seen.
Neurodiversity and national human rights action plans
The second, Neurodiversity and Digital Inclusion, was hosted by the Beijing Guangming Charity Foundation and the Beijing Association for International Exchange of Non-Governmental Organizations. Experts from China and abroad discussed eliminating digital exclusion, protecting the development rights of neurodivergent people and sharing practical experience. Ideas included breaking down digital barriers through institutional improvement, technological innovation and civil society collaboration.
The organizers jointly launched a Neurodiversity Digital Inclusion Joint Action Initiative at the event, alongside a public-interest art exhibition called Angel's Love. The third event, National Human Rights Action Plans from Diverse Perspectives, was hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and run by Central South University's Human Rights Research Center. Chinese and foreign scholars discussed how such plans are drafted and implemented and how they can meet new challenges from digital transformation.
The Chinese side said that by continuously drafting and carrying out national human rights action plans it has developed a path of human rights development built around planning and implementation. That is China's stated position, and views among other countries and international bodies may differ. Sinobridge Times will keep distinguishing the various voices inside and outside the Council in its coverage.
