ABSTRACT
The Alliance for Human Rights in China formally proclaimed its constitution in Peking. Its Manifesto of Human Rights was discussed and adopted. The "movement for democratic freedoms and respect for human rights" started in mid-November 1978 and lasted until April of this year, becoming known as the "Peking Spring." As part of their campaign, the activists held public meetings and organised demonstrations in the streets of Peking, as well as in the provinces. The events of Tiananmen Square which took place in 1976 were fundamentally part of the movement for Human Rights, and the struggle for human rights has a deeper and more important meaning than anything else we can strive for. Because of its innovatory and original nature, the movement for Human Rights in China has gained, over the course of the year, the support and admiration of the whole world.
