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521. With regard to specific recommendations, China issued its first national human rights plan
of action for the period 2009-2010 on 13 April 2009. It comprehensively covered all rights and
reflected the useful recommendations made during the review process. A joint meeting
mechanism had been established to supervise and evaluate the implementation.
522. In its plan of action China pledged to continue legislative, judicial and administrative
reforms to bring domestic laws into line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights to create the conditions for its earliest possible ratification. The Chinese legislature
planned the drafting of an administrative compulsory enforcement law and amendment of laws
on civil and political rights, including the laws on State compensation and the law on guarding
State secrets.
523. Regarding judicial reform, the Supreme People’s Court and relevant departments had taken
a series of measures, including a judicial reform outline, in March 2009, covering 30 measures,
such as posting judicial indictment on the Internet, regulating discretionary power and holding
accountable those illegally interfering with independent court proceedings.
524. With regard to the financial crisis and safeguarding people’s livelihoods, especially in rural
areas, the central Government had used 44 per cent of the investment from the stimulus package
of RMB 4 trillion at the end of 2008. Projects making rapid progress included the provision of
access to safe drinking water for 14.6 million rural residents, nearly double the number
two months earlier.
525. China had expanded the coverage of its poverty alleviation programme to 40.07 million
people, and was considering shifting the focus of its programme from addressing food and
clothing shortages to offering all-round support and assistance. China had entered into poverty
alleviation cooperation agreements with a large number of developing countries, providing
training and sharing experiences with the aim of the early realization of the Millennium
Development Goals worldwide.
526. In April 2009, the Government had released a plan to deepen the reform of the
pharmaceutical and health-care system, to include everyone in the medical insurance system
by 2020. To put the plan into practice, China had formulated an implementation plan for the
period 2009-2011. Governments at all levels would invest and additional RMB 850 billion over
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