China puts pressure on countries' delegations
Human Rights Watch said in March China sent many diplomatic notes to diplomatic missions of many countries in Geneva, reminding these countries not to participate in the conference discussing human rights at Xinjiang is organized by the US, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom on March 13.
It is known that outside the note is signed by Mr. Du Jianhua - Representative of China who resides at the United Nations in Geneva. The content of the note shows that, considering bilateral relations and long-term multilateral cooperation, it is requested not to support the organization, participation or appearance at the conference [discussion of Xinjiang human rights issues].
John Fisher, head of HRW at Genever pointed out, for years, China has continuously weakened the UN human rights mechanism; Meanwhile, China treated Xinjiang Muslims, causing many people to resent, "China becomes frightened", "they try to use different pressures to prevent the coordination of actions. international".
The Chinese side has not yet commented on this information, but there have been a number of diplomatic officials who have acknowledged that they had received a diplomatic note before the relevant conferences were held. The diplomatic corps some countries also revealed that Chinese diplomats "personally came to warn" said they were not allowed to attend the conference.
According to research, this discussion was held during the 3-week session of the UN Human Rights Council, the main topic of the discussion is to focus on information that has millions of Duy people. Uighurs, Muslims are detained at fishing centers in Xinjiang.
Many other diplomats also said China used to put pressure on the human rights record review meeting that took place on May 13, which must support Beijing. An unnamed foreign official revealed, "they use their best to manage things according to the stage", "when you see there are few talks about Xinjiang, I dare make sure it works. "; many other officials said, "they (China) will certainly not stand by watching [others criticize]".
China is proud of human rights in the country, still pressuring the United Nations
According to HRW, Chinese officials also asked the delegation of countries to praise China's human rights record; putting pressure on the United Nations, requesting the removal of documents provided by experts and non-political organizations in the periodic review report, and preventing the licensing of human rights activists Uighur Dolkun Isa participated in the activities of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
According to HRW statistics, there are nearly 100 countries requesting statements when summarized, but only 13 countries are entitled to speak. The first country to speak is Mali, then the countries in alphabetical order like the Philippines, etc., in turn speak, "this means the majority of voices criticize from Europe and North America." not heard, only Norway has to deal with China's Xinjiang policy. ”
It is known that although NGOs are entitled to speak, but, those with relatively good relations with China account for 6 out of 10 organizations.
The HRW statement said that, although China has strongly tried to criticize criticism, many countries, UN agencies, human rights experts and many non-governmental organizations still require attention to China. Quoc completely violated human rights in Xinjiang, calling on China to allow international observers to enter Xinjiang independently without any restrictions.
The HRW also called on governments to take action at the UN Human Rights Council session in June 2019, at the same time demanding China to respect international human rights standards.
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