China
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- December 4, 1982, amended several times, last in 2004.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law, of Soviet derivation and derived from the legal principles of the continental civil code
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme People's Court, judges appointed by the National People's Congress; local people's courts and special people's courts
RELIGIONS
Buddhists 18.2%, Christians 5.1%, Muslims 1.8%, others 0.7%, unspecified 52.2%
From the country
MARCH 26, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYTIBET. RADICALS: RE-LAUNCH OF WORLD SATYAGRAHA FOR PEACE, FREEDOM AND RIGHTS WITH KARMA CHOPEL
“Our hope is that European leaders don't compromise morality and the lives of innocent people for economics.” This appeal was launched by the President of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, Karma Chopel, at a press conference at the European Parliament with
MARCH 22, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. WOMAN BOSS GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR FRAUD
a woman boss of a beauty parlour was sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang
- MARCH 21, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
VILLAGE HEAD IN CHINA EXECUTED FOR KILLING SIX
the head of a village in the Chinese central province of Henan was executed for murdering six people with an illegally owned gun in a series of disputes...
MARCH 19, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYTIBET. D'ELIA, DALAI LAMA NEEDS OUR HELP
Radical Parliamentarian Sergio D’Elia said at a demonstration of solidarity with
MARCH 18, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA TO RATIFY UN COVENANT ON CIVIL RIGHTS: WEN JIABAO
China said it would ratify the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at an
- MARCH 17, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. HANDS OFF CAIN ASKS FOR RELEASE OF DATA ON DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS
Hands Off Cain asks China to provide data on the number of people sentenced to death and the number of executions performed.
MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA 'STILL EXECUTING PRISONERS FOR ORGANS'
the killing of persecuted groups in Chinese military hospitals so that their organs
MARCH 11, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. FIRST EXECUTIONS IN CHENGDU AFTER SHIFT TO LETHAL INJECTION
the intermediate people's court of southwest China's Chengdu city used lethal
MARCH 10, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. EXECUTIONS DROP 30% IN 2007
The Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for
MARCH 10, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTYTIBET. RADICALS OPEN THE "FREE TIBET" MARCH IN DHARAMSALA AND BEGIN THE WORLD SATYAGRAHA FOR PEACE
in Dharamsala, the capital of the Tibetan Government in exile, the Non Violent
MARCH 8, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS 15 PERCENT OF DEATH SENTENCES IN 2007: REPORT
China's Supreme Court rejected 15 percent of all death sentences handed
MARCH 5, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA. PARLIAMENT OPENS AMID EXECUTIONS
Ten people were executed in central China, just as the annual session of parliament opened, Chinese press reported.