BEIJING - The China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) has received over 82.5 million yuan ($13 million) from different donors this year, the foundation said at its second national council held here Friday.

In his speech, Huang Mengfu, president of the foundation and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), hailed the country's efforts and achievements in promoting human rights in the past year.

In 2011, the CFHRD hosted a series of international workshops and forums to promote cooperation and exchanges between Chinese human rights experts and their foreign counterparts. The foundation is expected to be developed into a think tank and charity fund in the future, he said.

Most of the donations were used for medical or educational charity programs, said Lin Bocheng, deputy head of the foundation.

The foundation helped manage the compensation paid by a Japanese company to 85 Chinese labors who were forced to work in Japan during World War II, Lin said, adding that all the compensation has been paid to the the victims or their family members.

The foundation has set its 2012 target to collect more than 100 million yuan ($15.8 million), Lin said. Next year, it will make greater efforts in boosting rural education, protection of women and children, energy-saving and environmental protection, and legal aid, he said.