China will issue a white paper on its human rights Sunday, a statement from The Information Office of the State Council, or China's cabinet, said Saturday.

The Chinese government hopes to help the international community to have a better understanding of the human rights situation in China through the release of the white paper, it says.

The white paper, under the title of "Progress in China's Human Rights in 2009," is the 9th white paper on China's human rights since the country began to release such document in 1991.

(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2010)