Human Rights Violations in ChinaThe People's Republic of China, with a population of 1.3 billion, is the third largest country in the world and extends over 960,000 square kilometers. It is a rapidly growing economy, where the standard of living rises every year. However, human rights violations are still part of daily life in parts of China and are still visible today. The most controversial issues include discrimination, the right to live and not be subjected to torture, freedom of religion, opinion, a fair public trial, the right to family and the right to movement. (Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, 2003), (Infoplease, 2009) Human rights – freedom from discrimination regarding gender and career status – are still violated in China. According to the Amnesty International report – Violence against Women 2008, women and girls are economically and socially disadvantaged, which is evident in the employment and education sectors. 43% of girls in rural areas reach middle school, compared to 61% of boys. Additionally, women have been unfairly paid, receiving only 70% of a man's salary. (Amnesty International, 2008). The main cause of this is the one-child policy which forces each family to have only one child, and therefore parents consider girls to be less important because they will end up being married off to another family and the parents will not. financially supported by them. Similarly, rural workers were affected by the implementation of two main policies in China, the food rationing system and the household registration system (hukou); urban residents receive food stamps. The hukou system officially identifies a resident of an area that includes...... middle of paper...... al-Punishment-In-China-Executions-Still-Systematically-Used-For-Crimes- minors-written -Holly-Williams/Article/200903415247725The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China. (2003). Fast facts about China. Retrieved February 22, 2011 from the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles: http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/culture/acc/t80661.htmU.S. Department of State. (2006). Human Rights Report 2006. United States: US Department of State.UNIAP. (2011). Overview of China. Retrieved March 3, 2011 from the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking: http://www.no-trafficking.org/china.html Zhang, H. (2010). The constraints of the Hukou system on the professional mobility of migrant workers in Chinese cities. Retrieved March 3, 2011 from Econ Papers: http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeechieco/v_3a21_3ay_3a2010_3ai_3a1_3ap_3a51-64.htm