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A number of China’s local governments are passing a new law that’s being praised by children’s rights societies for protecting their privacy. But some say it goes too far. In this parent-v-child battle, the law is telling parents to back off. BON’S Susan Tart has more on the law that restricts parents from getting the inside scoop on their kid’ lives.

In the run up to the (PIC) country's national day the Chinese government recently released a report, entitled "Progress in China's Human Rights in 2009". However the report emphasized improved living standards, the success of the government's economic stimulus package and other economic indicators while giving much less prominence to social, political and civil rights. The report illustrates the very different view of what human rights consist of taken by the Chinese government compared to many western governments. But what about the ordinary person. What do they consider the most important human rights? Well we went out on the streets of Beijng to find out.

How should I say this? I think they can. It depends on the age of the child. For parents with adolescents, it’s ok because parents should have the right to supervise their kids. You know, adolescents lack the ability to tell right from wrong. So, the right to privacy is beside the point.

I don’t think they have the right to do so because every one has their own private things. For kids my age, there’s no way parents should read text messages and e-mails without my permission. Parents should communicate with children properly.

In late April the US State Department announced the US-China Human Rights Dialogue will take place in May in Washington DC. The US delegation will be led by Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Michael Posner while the Chinese delegation will be headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Organizations Chen Xu.

China’s police are notorious for their lack of respect for human rights, and tales of torture in custody are all too common here. Andrew Livingstone reports on the men that surprised a Hubei court by changing their pleas on trial.

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