The Un Says China May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Xinjiang

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft on China, released the report minutes before her four-year term ends. He visited China in May. The UN Human Rights Office said in its 48-page report that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang “as part of the implementation of the government’s counter-terrorism and ‘extremism’ strategy.” Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups … may constitute international crimes, particularly crimes against humanity,” the UN office said. It recommended that the Chinese government take immediate steps to release all those held in educational centers, prisons or detention facilities. “There is credible evidence of violations of reproductive rights through coercive enforcement of family planning policies since 2017,” the office said. He added that the lack of government data “makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the full extent of current enforcement of these policies and related violations of reproductive rights.” Human rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang, including mass use of forced labor in internment camps. The United States has accused China of genocide. China has strongly denied any abuses in Xinjiang and issued a 131-page response to the UN report. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called the report “totally illegal and invalid.” “This proves once again that the OHCHR has become a villain and an accomplice of the US and the West,” he said during a regular daily briefing on Thursday in Beijing, where he was repeatedly asked about the report. Speaking ahead of the report’s release, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Zhang Jun, said Beijing had repeatedly expressed its opposition to it. He said the UN human rights chief should not interfere in China’s internal affairs. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final press conference before the end of her term at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo read more “We all know, so well, that the so-called Xinjiang issue is a completely fabricated lie motivated by political motives, and its purpose is definitely to undermine China’s stability and hinder China’s development,” Zhang told reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t think it will do anyone any good, it just undermines cooperation between the United Nations and a member state,” he said. Bachelet said her report needed “significant work and revision” and she wanted to consider the Chinese government’s contribution last week to the spirit of constructive dialogue. “Dialogue and engagement is about trying to build trust – gradually – even when it seems unlikely. My own experience in Chile showed me the value of this approach,” he said. “To be perfectly honest, the politicization of these serious human rights issues by some states has not helped,” he added. “They’ve made the task harder, they’ve made engagement harder, and they’ve made it harder to build trust and the ability to really have an impact on the ground.”

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Dilxat Raxit of the World Uyghur Congress, an international organization of exiled Uyghur groups, said the report confirmed “substantial evidence of atrocities” against Uyghurs, but wished it had gone further. “I regret that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights did not label these extreme atrocities in China as genocide,” he told Reuters in an email. Reuters reported last month that China had asked Bachelet to bury the report, according to a Chinese letter confirmed by diplomats. read more Bachelet confirmed last week that she had received the letter, which she said was signed by about 40 other states, adding that her office would not respond to such pressure. Bachelet, 70, plans to return to Chile to retire. No successor has yet been named. “Frankly releasing the report as it goes out the door minimizes the exposure,” Kenneth Roth at Human Rights Watch told Reuters before it was released. “By issuing and operating he gives up, he doesn’t do anything with it, (he) just throws it in the bin and leaves the office.” However, Human Rights Watch called the report groundbreaking. “Victims and their families who have long been vilified by the Chinese government have finally seen their persecution recognized and can now seek action from the UN and its member states to hold those responsible accountable,” said John Fisher, deputy director of global advocacy. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Shivani Tanna and Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru, Michelle Nichols in New York, Michael Shields in Zurich and Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo in Beijing. Editing by Chris Reese, Lincoln Feast and Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “The Un Says China May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Xinjiang Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Sandra Dillard”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft on China, released the report minutes before her four-year term ends. He visited China in May. The UN Human Rights Office said in its 48-page report that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang “as part of the implementation of the government’s counter-terrorism and ‘extremism’ strategy.” Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups … may constitute international crimes, particularly crimes against humanity,” the UN office said. It recommended that the Chinese government take immediate steps to release all those held in educational centers, prisons or detention facilities. “There is credible evidence of violations of reproductive rights through coercive enforcement of family planning policies since 2017,” the office said. He added that the lack of government data “makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the full extent of current enforcement of these policies and related violations of reproductive rights.” Human rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang, including mass use of forced labor in internment camps. The United States has accused China of genocide. China has strongly denied any abuses in Xinjiang and issued a 131-page response to the UN report. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called the report “totally illegal and invalid.” “This proves once again that the OHCHR has become a villain and an accomplice of the US and the West,” he said during a regular daily briefing on Thursday in Beijing, where he was repeatedly asked about the report. Speaking ahead of the report’s release, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Zhang Jun, said Beijing had repeatedly expressed its opposition to it. He said the UN human rights chief should not interfere in China’s internal affairs. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final press conference before the end of her term at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo read more “We all know, so well, that the so-called Xinjiang issue is a completely fabricated lie motivated by political motives, and its purpose is definitely to undermine China’s stability and hinder China’s development,” Zhang told reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t think it will do anyone any good, it just undermines cooperation between the United Nations and a member state,” he said. Bachelet said her report needed “significant work and revision” and she wanted to consider the Chinese government’s contribution last week to the spirit of constructive dialogue. “Dialogue and engagement is about trying to build trust – gradually – even when it seems unlikely. My own experience in Chile showed me the value of this approach,” he said. “To be perfectly honest, the politicization of these serious human rights issues by some states has not helped,” he added. “They’ve made the task harder, they’ve made engagement harder, and they’ve made it harder to build trust and the ability to really have an impact on the ground.”

PRESSURE

Dilxat Raxit of the World Uyghur Congress, an international organization of exiled Uyghur groups, said the report confirmed “substantial evidence of atrocities” against Uyghurs, but wished it had gone further. “I regret that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights did not label these extreme atrocities in China as genocide,” he told Reuters in an email. Reuters reported last month that China had asked Bachelet to bury the report, according to a Chinese letter confirmed by diplomats. read more Bachelet confirmed last week that she had received the letter, which she said was signed by about 40 other states, adding that her office would not respond to such pressure. Bachelet, 70, plans to return to Chile to retire. No successor has yet been named. “Frankly releasing the report as it goes out the door minimizes the exposure,” Kenneth Roth at Human Rights Watch told Reuters before it was released. “By issuing and operating he gives up, he doesn’t do anything with it, (he) just throws it in the bin and leaves the office.” However, Human Rights Watch called the report groundbreaking. “Victims and their families who have long been vilified by the Chinese government have finally seen their persecution recognized and can now seek action from the UN and its member states to hold those responsible accountable,” said John Fisher, deputy director of global advocacy. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Shivani Tanna and Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru, Michelle Nichols in New York, Michael Shields in Zurich and Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo in Beijing. Editing by Chris Reese, Lincoln Feast and Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “The Un Says China May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Xinjiang Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Jose Ochinang”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft on China, released the report minutes before her four-year term ends. He visited China in May. The UN Human Rights Office said in its 48-page report that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang “as part of the implementation of the government’s counter-terrorism and ‘extremism’ strategy.” Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups … may constitute international crimes, particularly crimes against humanity,” the UN office said. It recommended that the Chinese government take immediate steps to release all those held in educational centers, prisons or detention facilities. “There is credible evidence of violations of reproductive rights through coercive enforcement of family planning policies since 2017,” the office said. He added that the lack of government data “makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the full extent of current enforcement of these policies and related violations of reproductive rights.” Human rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang, including mass use of forced labor in internment camps. The United States has accused China of genocide. China has strongly denied any abuses in Xinjiang and issued a 131-page response to the UN report. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called the report “totally illegal and invalid.” “This proves once again that the OHCHR has become a villain and an accomplice of the US and the West,” he said during a regular daily briefing on Thursday in Beijing, where he was repeatedly asked about the report. Speaking ahead of the report’s release, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Zhang Jun, said Beijing had repeatedly expressed its opposition to it. He said the UN human rights chief should not interfere in China’s internal affairs. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final press conference before the end of her term at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo read more “We all know, so well, that the so-called Xinjiang issue is a completely fabricated lie motivated by political motives, and its purpose is definitely to undermine China’s stability and hinder China’s development,” Zhang told reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t think it will do anyone any good, it just undermines cooperation between the United Nations and a member state,” he said. Bachelet said her report needed “significant work and revision” and she wanted to consider the Chinese government’s contribution last week to the spirit of constructive dialogue. “Dialogue and engagement is about trying to build trust – gradually – even when it seems unlikely. My own experience in Chile showed me the value of this approach,” he said. “To be perfectly honest, the politicization of these serious human rights issues by some states has not helped,” he added. “They’ve made the task harder, they’ve made engagement harder, and they’ve made it harder to build trust and the ability to really have an impact on the ground.”

PRESSURE

Dilxat Raxit of the World Uyghur Congress, an international organization of exiled Uyghur groups, said the report confirmed “substantial evidence of atrocities” against Uyghurs, but wished it had gone further. “I regret that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights did not label these extreme atrocities in China as genocide,” he told Reuters in an email. Reuters reported last month that China had asked Bachelet to bury the report, according to a Chinese letter confirmed by diplomats. read more Bachelet confirmed last week that she had received the letter, which she said was signed by about 40 other states, adding that her office would not respond to such pressure. Bachelet, 70, plans to return to Chile to retire. No successor has yet been named. “Frankly releasing the report as it goes out the door minimizes the exposure,” Kenneth Roth at Human Rights Watch told Reuters before it was released. “By issuing and operating he gives up, he doesn’t do anything with it, (he) just throws it in the bin and leaves the office.” However, Human Rights Watch called the report groundbreaking. “Victims and their families who have long been vilified by the Chinese government have finally seen their persecution recognized and can now seek action from the UN and its member states to hold those responsible accountable,” said John Fisher, deputy director of global advocacy. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Shivani Tanna and Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru, Michelle Nichols in New York, Michael Shields in Zurich and Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo in Beijing. Editing by Chris Reese, Lincoln Feast and Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “The Un Says China May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Xinjiang Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Brittany Cook”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft on China, released the report minutes before her four-year term ends. He visited China in May. The UN Human Rights Office said in its 48-page report that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang “as part of the implementation of the government’s counter-terrorism and ‘extremism’ strategy.” Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up “The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups … may constitute international crimes, particularly crimes against humanity,” the UN office said. It recommended that the Chinese government take immediate steps to release all those held in educational centers, prisons or detention facilities. “There is credible evidence of violations of reproductive rights through coercive enforcement of family planning policies since 2017,” the office said. He added that the lack of government data “makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the full extent of current enforcement of these policies and related violations of reproductive rights.” Human rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang, including mass use of forced labor in internment camps. The United States has accused China of genocide. China has strongly denied any abuses in Xinjiang and issued a 131-page response to the UN report. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called the report “totally illegal and invalid.” “This proves once again that the OHCHR has become a villain and an accomplice of the US and the West,” he said during a regular daily briefing on Thursday in Beijing, where he was repeatedly asked about the report. Speaking ahead of the report’s release, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Zhang Jun, said Beijing had repeatedly expressed its opposition to it. He said the UN human rights chief should not interfere in China’s internal affairs. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final press conference before the end of her term at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo read more “We all know, so well, that the so-called Xinjiang issue is a completely fabricated lie motivated by political motives, and its purpose is definitely to undermine China’s stability and hinder China’s development,” Zhang told reporters on Wednesday. “We don’t think it will do anyone any good, it just undermines cooperation between the United Nations and a member state,” he said. Bachelet said her report needed “significant work and revision” and she wanted to consider the Chinese government’s contribution last week to the spirit of constructive dialogue. “Dialogue and engagement is about trying to build trust – gradually – even when it seems unlikely. My own experience in Chile showed me the value of this approach,” he said. “To be perfectly honest, the politicization of these serious human rights issues by some states has not helped,” he added. “They’ve made the task harder, they’ve made engagement harder, and they’ve made it harder to build trust and the ability to really have an impact on the ground.”

PRESSURE

Dilxat Raxit of the World Uyghur Congress, an international organization of exiled Uyghur groups, said the report confirmed “substantial evidence of atrocities” against Uyghurs, but wished it had gone further. “I regret that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights did not label these extreme atrocities in China as genocide,” he told Reuters in an email. Reuters reported last month that China had asked Bachelet to bury the report, according to a Chinese letter confirmed by diplomats. read more Bachelet confirmed last week that she had received the letter, which she said was signed by about 40 other states, adding that her office would not respond to such pressure. Bachelet, 70, plans to return to Chile to retire. No successor has yet been named. “Frankly releasing the report as it goes out the door minimizes the exposure,” Kenneth Roth at Human Rights Watch told Reuters before it was released. “By issuing and operating he gives up, he doesn’t do anything with it, (he) just throws it in the bin and leaves the office.” However, Human Rights Watch called the report groundbreaking. “Victims and their families who have long been vilified by the Chinese government have finally seen their persecution recognized and can now seek action from the UN and its member states to hold those responsible accountable,” said John Fisher, deputy director of global advocacy. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Reporting by Shivani Tanna and Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru, Michelle Nichols in New York, Michael Shields in Zurich and Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo in Beijing. Editing by Chris Reese, Lincoln Feast and Raissa Kasolowsky Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.