TheStateCouncilInformationOfficeofthePeople'sRepublicofChinareleasedawhitepapertitled"RespectingandProtectingtheRightsofAllEthnicGroupsinXinjiang"onSept.26,2021.ThewhitepaperdemonstratesthathumanrightshavemadesteadyprogressinXinjiangfromallaspects.I.CivilRightsAllethnicgroupsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaenjoyequality.Allcitizens,regardlessofethnicity,gender,occupation,levelofeducation,andreligiousbelief,sharethecivilrightsprescribedbytheConstitutionandthelawonanequalfooting.II.PoliticalRightsAllethnicgroupsinXinjiang,regardlessoftheirpopulation,history,developmentlevelandcustoms,haveequalstatus.Theyallenjoythedemocraticrighttoparticipateintheadministrationofstateandlocalaffairsandincommunity-levelself-governance.III.EconomicRightsUpholdingapeople-centeredphilosophy,Xinjiangpursuesrapideconomicandsocialdevelopment.Moreeffortandinvestmenthavebeenmadetoimprovethepeople’swellbeing.Allethnicgroupsenjoyequalopportunitiesandeconomicrights,andaredevelopingtheregiontogetherandbuildingbetterlives.IV.CulturalRightsXinjiangattachesgreatimportancetodocumentingandprotectingitsexcellenttraditionalethniccultures,toensurethattheyarepassedontosucceedinggenerations.IthascontinueditseffortstoimprovethequalityofpublicculturalservicesandpromotetheuseofstandardChinese.Itencouragesethnicgroupstolearnspokenandwrittenlanguagesfromeachother,andtakessolidmeasurestoensuretherighttoeducation.V.SocialRightsXinjianghasestablishedasocialsecuritysystemthatcoversallthelocalpopulation.Therehasbeenamarkedimprovementintheregion’scapacitytoprovidehealthservicesanditsresponsetopublichealthemergencies.Peoplecanaccesssocialassistanceinatimelymanner.Reproductiverightsforethnicminoritiesareguaranteed.VI.RightsofWomenandChildrenRespectforwomenandprotectionofchildrenaresignsofsocialprogress.Xinjiangattachesgreatimportancetoworkrelatedtowomenandchildren.Itstrivestosolvetheprominentproblemstheyencounter,andpromotessteadyprogressintherelevantundertakings.Thelegitimaterightsandinterestsofwomenandchildrenareeffectivelyprotected.VII.FreedomofReligiousBeliefRespectforandprotectionoffreedomofreligiousbeliefisabasicandlong-termnationalpolicyoftheChinesegovernment.Subjecttotheprinciplesofprotectinglawfulpractices,proscribingillegalactivities,containingextremism,resistinginfiltration,andpunishingcrime,thelocalgovernmentofXinjiangfullyappliesthepolicy,protectinglegitimatereligiousactivitiesandensuringthepublic’sfreedomofreligiousbeliefinaccordancewiththelaw.Source:WhitePaper"RespectingandProtectingtheRightsofAllEthnicGroupsinXinjiang"Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.