2nd China-Latin America human rights roundtable highlights cooperation for global governance

Source: Bastille Post

Experts from China and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) exchanged their views on human rights development cooperation and the China-Latin America contribution to global governance at a meeting held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday.

The second China-Latin America and Caribbean States Roundtable on Human Rights, themed "China-Latin American and Caribbean States Community with a Shared Future and the Development of Human Rights', brought together over 130 officials, experts, and representatives from social organizations, think tanks and media in the field of human rights.

The event seeks to promote the exchange of experiences and foster the perspectives on how different models and cultures address the universality of human rights.

"It is very important for us that China is the one convening us, because it is a country that has incorporated human rights into its Constitution, in all its constitutional reforms. Not only that, but it also ensures the security of people's rights. Therefore, holding this event in Latin America, in Brazil, in such an important country for our continent, is very, very important," said Juan Carlos Moraga, president of Human Rights Without Frontiers, a non-governmental organization.

The first edition of the event was held in Rio de Janeiro last September, laying the groundwork for this meeting in Sao Paulo, which is now presented as an opportunity to strengthen ties and advance more specialized discussions.

"I think it's very important. First, it allows us to share different realities, from the Caribbean, Latin America, and China. It enables us to provide observations and suggest fields in which we should take actions. I think it has been very important that China, its government, its universities, and its research institutions, along with some universities in the region, are providing those facilities," said Jones Cooper Seferlis, a professor at the University of Panama.

"This is a lesson for the future, and we hope that new instances of dialogue and meeting will emerge from here," said Moraga.

The roundtable was co-organized by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, Renmin University of China, and Sao Paulo State University, with the collaboration of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China and the Institute of Public Policy and International Relations at Sao Paulo State University.

The forum published the Sao Paulo Consensus on China-Latin American and the Caribbean States Human Rights Communication and Cooperation, and launched the China-Latin American and Caribbean States Human Rights Research and Cooperation Network.