Tomorrow, China faces scrutiny at the Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council, where its human rights record, especially the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, is reviewed. China's State Council Information Office released a white paper on Tuesday, asserting the country's establishment of a legal counterterrorism framework that respects human rights. Critics, led by former UN rights chief Ken Roth, accused current UN rights chief Volker Turk of not condemning Beijing's actions. In Geneva, Switzerland, Tibetan and Uyghur activists protested at the Broken Chair, while Turkey and Kuwait were among the few Muslim-majority countries to speak out. China announced 30 new measures to protect human rights, yet its response to the criticisms was labeled as denial and fiction, with Israel notably condemning China's treatment of ethnic Muslims.
Irony is dead. At the UN Human Rights review of China, "Israel condemned China for its treatment of ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang while the Palestinian envoy, along with other majority Muslim countries in the Middle East, did not." https://t.co/vamtBKudbp
China on Tuesday announced 30 new measures aimed at protecting human rights, including initiatives to enhance people's livelihoods, strengthen legal protection of human rights, promote international human rights cooperation, and support the work of the UN human rights mechanisms,… https://t.co/ut7vBgf4kq
While the world rightly speaks out for Palestinian Muslims in Gaza, only a handful of Muslim countries (Turkey, Kuwait) spoke out at the UN Human Rights Council review of China for Uyghur Muslims who face mass detention and persecution by Beijing. https://t.co/uTFZbAxrR3
#Watch | Geneva, Switzerland: A large number of Tibetan and Uyghur activists organized a protest at Broken Chair, in front of the United Nations as China was grilled on human rights in a view by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) today. https://t.co/adtLd4iNbL
#WATCH | Geneva, Switzerland: A large number of Tibetan and Uyghur activists organized a protest at Broken Chair, in front of the United Nations as China was grilled on human rights in a view by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) today. https://t.co/Glnhj5hyjJ
Today, the UN Human Rights Council's review of China's appalling human rights record was the talk of Geneva. But not for UN rights chief @Volker_Turk. Refusing to condemn Beijing, he ran away to Liechtenstein. https://t.co/cckQfXvLBb
In probing China at the UN Human Rights Council, many governments are citing the UN rights chief's devastating report on Beijing's crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs in Xinjiang. But the LAST chief wrote the report. @Volker_Turk won't condemn China. https://t.co/kZLuyM623X
PRC's human rights record scrutinised today at @UNHumanRights Council. Below a thread of notable interventions by country. Calls include the ending of oppression of #Uyghurs, repeal of the #NSL in Hong Kong, cessation of persecution of Tibetans and other minorities. 👇 https://t.co/hfvxOTEaVx
At the UN Human Rights Council, the Chinese response to the many criticisms of its mass detention and persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang is a combination of denial and fiction. It just pretends that it isn't doing what it is doing. https://t.co/9WUhSW2SEC https://t.co/ESTTugsy1H
At the UN Human Rights Council today, Beijing wants governments to focus solely on economic development, but many are speaking about the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the suppression of Tibetan culture, & the utter lack of civil and political rights. https://t.co/9WUhSW2SEC
Today is a rare opportunity for the UN Human Rights Council to review the Chinese government's crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs in Xinjiang, but since UN rights chief @Volker_Turk refuses to condemn Beijing, he flees Geneva for Liechtenstein! https://t.co/cckQfXvdLD
China carries out counterterrorism work in accordance with the law, and has heightened the people's sense of security, defended national security, and contributed to regional and global security and stability, said the white paper on Tuesday. https://t.co/8uxVe7c5Be
China regards respecting and protecting human rights as an underlying principle in improving its legal framework and practices in the field of counterterrorism, said a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday. https://t.co/uBVnZzp8j4
Over the years, China has found a path of law-based counterterrorism that conforms to its realities by establishing a sound legal framework, promoting strict, impartial, procedure-based law enforcement, and ensuring impartial administration of justice and effective protection of… https://t.co/17HTXL0d4v
China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "China's Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism." https://t.co/k2BHbu7ekE
Tomorrow, China faces "universal periodic review," a chance once each 5 years for the UN Human Rights Council to review a country's record -- a good time for UN rights chief @Volker_Turk to overcome his refusal to condemn Beijing for persecuting Uyghurs. https://t.co/MXYSLtGmdS https://t.co/1hNyglUbS1