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The Chinese government has always been extremely skeptical of the Western definition of human rights. For example, they refuse to implement a democracy, reject the freedom of speech and assembly, prevent citizens from freely moving around the country, controlled the population growth when necessary, etc.

But are there any human rights that are officially recognised, implemented and supported by the CCP? What is the official view on the subject?

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I think the subject is covered pretty well on Wikipedia which provides some insight about human rights implementation in China:

Human rights in China is a highly contested topic, especially for the fundamental human rights periodically reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, on which the government of the People's Republic of China and various foreign governments and human rights organizations have often disagreed.

According to Chinese Constitution, the most if not all human rights as are ensured (Chapter II):

  • right to vote (18+)
  • freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration
  • freedom of religious belief
  • freedom of person inviolability
  • freedom and privacy
  • right to rest
  • right to material assistance
  • right to receive education
  • women enjoy equal rights with men
  • etc.

So, officially (by law) all these rights are recognized.

Also, it is important to notice that the Chinese Government officially recognizes that human rights cannot be applied in China in the same way as in Western countries due to "political and economical" differences:

The PRC government repeats the often ambiguously and confusingly stated opinion that human rights should encompass what its officials have labelled as 'economic standards of living and measures of health and economic prosperity'. It insists that as economic, cultural and political situations differ substantially between countries, a international definition of human rights literally cannot apply to China.

Rights that seem to have some support

  • religious freedom

Members of the Communist Party are officially required to be atheists,[68] but this rule is not regularly enforced and many party members privately engage in religious activities.

  • political freedom

Legally, all citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of ethnicity, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status, or length of residence, except for persons deprived of political rights according to laws imposed by CPC regulations.

  • sexuality related rights

In 2001, homosexuality was removed from the official list of mental illnesses in China.

"they refuse to implement a democracy"

China is a democracy, although its form, definition and implementation was debatable. According to its Constitution China has a "democratic dictatorship":

People's democratic dictatorship is a phrase incorporated into the Constitution of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong, leader the Communist Party of China (CPC). The concept, and form of government, is similar to that of people's democracy, which was implemented in Eastern Europe under the guidance of the Soviet Union.

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    On religious freedom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_China - the Holy See and the Dalai Lama certainly don't believe that there's religious freedom in the PRC.
    – Martin Schröder
    Commented Jan 3, 2018 at 22:49
  • @MartinSchröder - I think most, if not all the Western world would agree with them. I would say there is a minimum religious freedom: you can be a religious person and there is chance to get away with it. Otherwise, the list of religious persecutions is too long to be included in any reasonable sized answer.
    – Alexei
    Commented Jan 4, 2018 at 6:54
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    Interesting claim to be a democratic dictatorship. That's quite the oxymoron. As well as claiming that the Soviet Union was democratic. The issue is that you see quite extensive attempts at defining China as democratic, according to the letter of the definition. But China cannot demonstrate any embodiment of the spirit of democracy. Its a constant legalese-style answer to define China as democratic or free in some sort of convoluted manner or with caveat. International rights can apply to China, except that would require China to change its behavior, which they would rather not do.
    – David S
    Commented Sep 25 at 17:17
  • @DavidS Historically Marx had used "dictatorship of the proletariat" in the sense of government and in contrast to "dictatorship of the bourgeoisie". Where the rule of the rich would divide society so far that the working class would unite form a party, revolt and form a democratic society of their own. So technically these ideas of the people ruling themselves and organizing everything through democratic councils bottom up is pretty democratic. In reality though it's mostly name only and the actual structure is a minority party and top down rule, so more a dictatorship in the modern sense.
    – haxor789
    Commented Sep 28 at 14:19

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