China to ratify UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at early date: Premier
18/3/2008 17:33
China will ratify the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at an
early date, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing today at a press
conference following the annual full session of the top legislature.
"We are
trying to make domestic laws consistent with international laws," Wen
said.
As to the accusation that China tries to increase its efforts to arrest
individual dissidents prior to the Olympic Games, Wen said it is totally
unfounded. "There is no such question at all."
"We are working actively to
advance the reform in political system, including the reform in judicial
system," said the premier.
The fundamental goal of advancing judicial system
reform is to achieve judicial justice, Wen said.
Major steps have been taken
in judicial reform. For example, the Supreme People's Court has taken back the
power to examine and approve death penalty and has tightened restriction on the
number of death sentences, Wen said.
Xinhua
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