25 Questions

Here are my twenty-five questions.

1.Did the Cultural Revolution lead to the Chinese human right violations
Yes the revolution did lead to the Chinese human right violations. The cultural revolution is a time when Mao Zedong took power and stipped away a large amount of citizin's rights. The revolution also brought the current government into power http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cultural_Revolution

2. Has any government official been charged for human right violations
I could not find notable government officials being charged with human right violations

3. What kind of punishments do dissidents recieve
The dissidents recieve a multitude of different punishments. Here are a few examples
In 2003 the Supreme People’s Procuratorate reported that 'forced confessions' had led to the deaths of 460 people and serious injuries for 117 others.

In 2005 Manfred Nowak visited as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. After spending two weeks there, he observed that it was "on the decline, but still widespread." He also complained of Chinese officials interfering with his research, including intimidating people he sought to interview.

During the Chongqing gang trials in 2009-2010, details were revealed of extensive and persistent torture of suspects held in police custody. Manifestations include regular beatings, sleep deprivation and being placed in or forced to hold agonising positions.


4. Learn more about Liu Xiabong (Nobel peace prize winner).
a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist one-party rule in the People's Republic of China (PRC). He is currently incarcerated as a political prisoner in the PRC. First Chinese citizin to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize.


5.Are the violations there to preserve the state
From my research, it appears that the government's main reason of detaining dissidents is to ensure that order and stability stays.

6. Did the government base their violations off other countries?
No

7.Who are the major government power players
8. Does the PLA(peoples libration army) do the viol
ations?
9. Will the revolution in Cairo, and other middle eastern nations, cause some sort of protest in China?
10. The 1989 Tiatmen square incedent?
11.Is it true that many chinese citizens are deemed mentally unstable as a form of population control
12. Has the human rights violations helped China rise so quickly
13.Can the U.S be a viable actor in stopping the violations
14. Will U.S involvement cause an uproar
15.What is the worst violation recorded so far?
16. What are the Chinese political parties
17. Does China have some sort of constitution
18.Has the country of Burma been affected by China?
19. Does Aung san suu Kyi (human rights activist) care about chinese rights?
20. do the violations occur in more rural areas?
21. Has there been any academic research on the subject
22. has the government gotten worse about the violations since Tiatmen square
23. What can be done about the violations
24. Can the U.N put sanctions on China?
25. If the U.N put sanctions on China, what would be the ramifications?