International Cooperation and Human Rights Protection in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic

The protection of human rights through international cooperation has a long history.Core human rights conventions,regional human rights treaties and other human rights instruments have continuously developed the meaning and scope of international human rights cooperation.The modern risk-laden society with a high degree of complexity and uncertainty has changed the world pattern,which calls for the building of a community with a shared future for human beings with cooperation as the starting point.Under the constant threat of the novel coronavirus,we must continue to deepen the concept of a community with a shared future for human beings,adhere to a“human rights-oriented”approach,and pay particular attention to the current supply and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine as an important global public good.Only through solidarity and cooperation can mankind finally win the battle against this pandemic and protect human rights.

Human Rights Protection and Global Action under the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic——Overview of“2021·China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest ever infectious disease facing mankind.It challenges national governance capabilities and international patterns.On June 8,2021,the“2021 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights”was held in Chongqing,China.Its theme was“COVID-19 Pandemic and the Protection of the Right to Life and Health,”which focused on five topics:the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the protection of the rights to life and health,the response of countries against the pandemic,the protection of the right to life and health of specific groups during the pandemic response,the national responsibility for the protection of the right to life and health in the public health crisis,and global cooperation in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic.The conference reached two consensuses:First,in the face of the pandemic,countries must take responsibility for the people and protect the people’s right to life and health;second,an effective international mechanism for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic must be established as soon as possible.

Concept of building a Community with a Shared Future for Human beings and International Cooperation on Pandemic Prevention and Control——Global Pandemic Prevention and Control and Human rights Protection the Second Session of the Series of international S

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has posed a great challenge to the human rights protection.On May 18,2020,the second session of the series of international seminars on"Global Pandemic Prevention and Control and Human Rights Protection",organized by the Institute of Human Rights of China University of Political Science and Law under the guidance of the China Society for Human Rights Studies,was held online.The seminar was themed on the Concept of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Human Beings and International Cooperation on Pandemic Prevention and Control."Through the seminr,Chinese and foreign experts discussed in depth the values of human rights theories,the specific practices and measures taken by China and the European Union in fighting COVID-19,the protection of human rights in emergencies and the issue of human rights derogation.The seminar delivered a general consensus that prejudice should be abandoned in public health emergencies and international cooperation is continuously promoted within the framework of the United Nations to build a community with a shared future for human beings.

The Three-dimensional Model of “ConstructionTranslation-Communication” for the Construction of a Human Rights Discourse System with Chinese Characteristics in the Post-pandemic Era

Human rights have always been the focus of disputes between China and the West. To make a better China story about human rights and enhance China’s international discourse power in the field of human rights, we propose the text construction, translation and communication path of the construction of the human rights discourse system with Chinese characteristics from the cross-disciplinary perspective. Based on the examples of prevention and control of the CoVID-19 pandemic under the concept of putting people first, mainstream diplomatic linguistic data relevant to the fight against the novel coronavirus was collected through the internet. The human rights discourse with Chinese characteristics is constructed through a variety of texts focusing on putting the people first, the right to life, the right to health, the right to information, the right to privacy, the right to work and a sense of a community with a shared future for human beings. The core concepts of human rights have experienced the deepening process of decontextualization, abstraction and theorization to gradually conform to the expression habits of international audiences. The international communication effect is mainly positive in civil society. It shows that the construction of China’s human rights discourse system and the governance of international human rights discourse have achieved preliminary results. To enhance China’s discourse power on human rights, we need to add an interdisciplinary approach.

Fighting against the common enemy of COVID-19: a practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)has caused more than 80813 confirmed cases in all provinces of China,and 21110 cases reported in 93 countries of six continents as of 7 March 2020 since middle December 2019.Due to biological nature of the novel coronavirus,named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)with faster spreading and unknown transmission pattern,it makes us in a difficulty position to contain the disease transmission globally.To date,we have found it is one of the greatest challenges to human beings in fighting against COVID-19 in the history,because SARS-CoV-2 is different from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in terms of biological features and transmissibility,and also found the containment strategies including the non-pharmaceutical public health measures implemented in China are effective and successful.In order to prevent a potential pandemic-level outbreak of COVID-19,we,as a community of shared future for mankind,recommend for all international leaders to support preparedness in low and middle income countries especially,take strong global interventions by using old approaches or new tools,mobilize global resources to equip hospital facilities and supplies to protect noisome infections and to provide personal protective tools such as facemask to general population,and quickly initiate research projects on drug and vaccine development.We also recommend for the international community to develop better coordination,cooperation,and strong solidarity in the joint efforts of fighting against COVID-19 spreading recommended by the joint mission report of the WHO-China experts,against violating the International Health Regulation(WHO,2005),and against stigmatization,in order to eventually win the battle against our common enemy—COVID-19.

Carry forward advantages of traditional medicines in prevention and control of outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic

Members of the China-ASEAN Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Traditional Medicine Research used the video conference platform to exchange and discuss the advantages of traditional medicine through the form of score exchange and report,and research and develop the amount and issues of the therapeutic COVID-19 products of concern.This paper mainly reviews the achievements of the implementation of the epidemic prevention and control plan,advances of scientific basic studies on SARS-CoV-2,analysis and screening of potential targets and pathways of antiviral compounds based on network pharmacology and development of antiviral food dual-use products.The authors believe that the declaration of the(10+3)special meeting of national leaders on epidemic prevention and control should raise the medical and pharmaceutical issues of common concern.It is the responsibility of our joint laboratory members to accelerate the development of traditional medicine research and industry.Also the authors believe that this exchange will certainly promote the development of the cause of cooperation.

万隆精神下的新中国对阿外交与新时代的中阿关系

历史上的丝绸之路使中国与阿拉伯国家相知相交,中阿友好合作源远流长。作为战后国际关系史重要里程碑的万隆会议,则是新中国成立后首次与阿拉伯国家间的直接接触,为中埃关系实现突破性进展并推动阿拉伯国家与中国第一波建交高潮奠定了基础。半个多世纪以来,万隆精神下的中阿友好合作不断走向深入。近十年来,以“人类命运共同体”理念和共建“一带一路”为引领,中国与阿拉伯国家之间的合作提升到战略伙伴关系的新高度。2020年,中阿双方在抗疫合作中同舟共济、守望相助,谱写出中阿命运共同体的新篇章,成为双方在新时代对倡导团结、友谊、合作的万隆精神的践行。

新冠肺炎疫情下的人权保障与全球行动——“2021·中欧人权研讨会”会议综述

新冠肺炎疫情是人类首次共同遭遇的最大规模传染病,它挑战了国家治理能力及国际格局。2021年6月8日,"2021·中欧人权研讨会"在中国重庆召开,本次研讨会以"新冠肺炎疫情与生命健康权保障"为主题,集中讨论了新冠肺炎疫情给当代生命健康权保障带来的挑战与各国的抗疫应对、新冠肺炎疫情中特定群体的生命健康权保障、公共卫生危机中生命健康权保障的国家责任、新冠肺炎疫情防控的全球合作五个议题。本次会议在各方代表论文和发言中可以归纳出两点共识:第一,在疫情面前,国家必须对人民负起责任,保障人民的生命健康权;第二,必须尽快建立起有效的国际抗疫机制。

抗击疫情的国际合作与人权保障

通过国际合作来保障人权,有很长的历史。借助核心人权公约、区域性人权条约和其他人权文书,人权国际合作的含义和范围不断发展。现代风险社会以高度复杂性和高度不确定性改变了世界格局,进而吁求构建以合作行动为起点和基本原则的人类命运共同体。在新冠病毒的持续威胁下,要继续深化人类命运共同体理念,坚持"以人权为导向"的方法,尤其要关注当下新冠疫苗作为重要全球公共物品的供给与分配。只有携起手来坚定地寻求并实现国际合作,人类才有可能最终取得抗击疫情和保障人权的胜利。