Executive Director John Kamm delivered the keynote speech at a seminar in Rome on December 10th. The seminar, entitled "A Dialogue with China on The Rule of Law: Italy's Commitment and the Experience of The Dui Hua Foundation," was organized by The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department for Asia, Oceania, the Pacific and Antarctica, and took place on Human Rights Day.
The seminar opened with remarks from Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Stefania Craxi. Kamm's talk, "China's Dialogues on Human Rights and Rule of Law: Dui Hua's Experience," focused on the history and practice of human rights dialogues with China. Kamm highlighted issues of common concern for China and its dialogue partners, as well as points of tension. Two of Italy's leading experts on Chinese law, Profs. Sandro Schipani and Renzo Cavalieri, also gave presentations on the training of Chinese judges and trends in contemporary commercial Chinese law.
The event was attended by Ambassador Massimo Iannucci, the Director General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Asia, Oceania, Pacific and Antarctica, and Ambassador Sun Yuxi (孙玉玺), China's senior representative in Italy. The audience also included senior diplomats from more than a dozen countries, leading Italian jurists and diplomats and several Chinese students.
Chinese Ambassador Sun commended Kamm on his contributions to the field of international human rights, and stated that China looks forward to enhanced cooperation with Dui Hua.
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