The Chinese government published its first working plan on human rights protection on Monday, pledging to further protect and improve the country's human rights conditions in an all-round way. The full text follows:

National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010)

Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Introduction

I. Guarantee of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

(1) Right to work

(2) Right to basic living conditions

(3) Right to social security

(4) Right to health

(5) Right to education

(6) Cultural rights

(7) Environmental rights

(8) Safeguarding farmers' rights and interests

(9) Guarantee of human rights in the reconstruction of areas hit by the devastating earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province

II. Guarantee of Civil and Political Rights

(1) Rights of the person

(2) Rights of detainees

(3) The right to a fair trial

(4) Freedom of religious belief

(5) The right to be informed

(6) The right to participate

(7) The right to be heard

(8) The right to oversee

III. Guarantee of the Rights and Interests of Ethnic Minorities, Women, Children, Elderly People and the Disabled

(1) The rights of ethnic minorities

(2) Women's rights

(3) Children's rights

(4) Senior citizens' rights

(5) The rights of the disabled

IV. Education in Human Rights

V. Performing International Human Rights Duties, and Conducting Exchanges and Cooperation in the Field of International Human Rights

(1) Fulfillment of international human rights obligations

(2) Exchanges and cooperation in the field of international human rights