Editor's Note: The 2015 Beijing Forum on Human Rights held on Wednesday and Thursday was attended by many experts and scholars from home and abroad, who elucidate the many aspects of human rights. Following are some of their views:

Importance of consensus

From the perspective of human rights politics, people of the world have reached a political consensus on universal human rights. The consensus has been influenced by many political and social factors, among which international conflicts, the world wars in particular, have been the most significant. A review of 20th century history would show the deep influence of World War II on the consensus on respecting and guaranteeing human rights across the world.