Fifty states denounced “serious and systematic” human rights violations in Xinjiang before a UN General Assembly committee on Monday, calling on China to release “all people arbitrarily deprived of their liberty” in this region.
“We are deeply concerned about the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, in particular the violations of the rights of Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang,” said these countries in a text read by Canada during a session of the Third Committee of the General Assembly, which specializes in human rights.
The fate of the Uyghurs worries
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report at the end of August that evokes the possibility of crimes against humanity committed against minorities in Xinjiang and, first of all, the Uyghurs, evoking “credible evidence” of torture and violence sexual. Beijing rejects these accusations, claiming to fight terrorism and ensure the development of the region.
“Such gross and systematic human rights violations cannot be justified on the basis of fighting terrorism,” the 50 states, including the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Israel, said on Monday. Australia, Israel, Turkey, Guatemala and even Somalia.
They called on Beijing to “implement the recommendations” of the High Commission, which include “taking swift action to release all persons arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in Xinjiang and urgently clarifying the fate” of the missing persons.
Given the “seriousness” of the report, “we are concerned that China has so far refused to discuss its findings,” they added.
Source: BFM TV
