China completes 4th Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China completes 4th Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-05 09:51 GENEVA -- China on Thursday concluded its 4th United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review process, which its delegation head described as smooth and successful. During the UPR adoption event, permanent representative of China to the UN office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland Chen Xu outlined the Chinese government's stance on the recommendations made by various countries during the UPR, as well as the progress on 30 new human rights measures that China has committed to implementing. At the adoption meeting, many countries such as Russia, Venezuela, Uzbekistan, Gambia, and Vietnam gave positive evaluations of China's efforts and achievements in advancing human rights. Over 120 countries actively praised the progress in China's human rights endeavors and fully recognized China's persistent efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.

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China calls for safeguarding of human rights
2 weeks, 1 day ago

China calls for safeguarding of human rights

China Daily  

China called for safeguarding human rights on Monday, through security, promoting human rights through development, and advancing human rights through cooperation to facilitate the healthy and sustainable development of global human rights. He called for the adherence of genuine multilateralism, respecting the human rights development paths chosen independently by each country and promoting dialogue and cooperation on the basis of …

China a committed defender of human rights
6 months ago

China a committed defender of human rights

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY While some Western politicians and scholars unreasonably and rudely point fingers at China regarding human rights, they only make a mockery of themselves, as China consistently stands as a true guardian of human rights. Second, the UDHR is a comprehensive international human rights document, aimed at protecting and promoting human rights. Fourth, as a comprehensive international human …

China a committed defender of human rights
6 months ago

China a committed defender of human rights

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY While some Western politicians and scholars unreasonably and rudely point fingers at China regarding human rights, they only make a mockery of themselves, as China consistently stands as a true guardian of human rights. Second, the UDHR is a comprehensive international human rights document, aimed at protecting and promoting human rights. Fourth, as a comprehensive international human …

Chinese FM stresses right to survival, development at UN human rights council
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese FM stresses right to survival, development at UN human rights council

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-02-27 09:20 BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday attended the high-level segment of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council via video, stressing that all parties should protect people's right to survival and development as a priority. Noting that the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict has cost the lives of nearly 30,000 civilians, …

China, a pioneer in enriching global human rights practice
10 months, 3 weeks ago

China, a pioneer in enriching global human rights practice

China Daily  

The Great Hall of People in Beijing. During a UN Human Rights Council conference at Geneva, over 120 countries have applauded China's unwavering commitment to and historic achievements in protecting and promoting human rights, a signature Chinese path towards human rights progress. During the recent human rights event in Geneva, China announced 30 new measures aimed at protecting human rights, …

Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN
11 months ago

Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN

China Daily  

Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region over the years, saying China's efforts have protected human rights and bridged the poverty gap. The UPR, which is its fourth cycle of review of all 193 member states, is a mechanism established under the …

Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN
11 months ago

Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN

China Daily  

Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region over the years, saying China's efforts have protected human rights and bridged the poverty gap. The UPR, which is its fourth cycle of review of all 193 member states, is a mechanism established under the …

China's critics, allies have 45 seconds each to speak in latest U.N. review of its human rights
11 months ago

China's critics, allies have 45 seconds each to speak in latest U.N. review of its human rights

The Hindu  

China faces international scrutiny on January 23 over domestic polices in places such as Hong Kong, Tibet and the western Xinjiang region as the global power receives its latest United Nations-backed review of its human rights record. Several human rights groups had events planned outside China's review, and the Tibet Advocacy Coalition, the World Uyghur Congress and human rights defenders …

Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities
11 months ago

Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Western countries used a regular U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and to repeal a national security law in Hong Kong that troubles independent activists. China’s ambassador in Geneva, Chen Xu, led a delegation from some 20 Chinese ministries …

Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order
1 year, 6 months ago

Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order

Al Jazeera  

As Beijing boosts its diplomatic clout, analysts say it wants to “remould” and even supplant existing global institutions. In a speech at a United Nations conference held to mark the 50-year anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s joining the UN, Xi addressed China’s diplomatic rise and spoke of Beijing’s commitment to a world order defined by the pursuit of …

50 Nations Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang in United Nations
2 years, 1 month ago

50 Nations Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang in United Nations

News 18  

Fifty countries on Monday signed onto a statement read during a UN debate that condemned the “severe and systematic” human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region. “We are gravely concerned about the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, especially the ongoing human rights violations of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang,” said the statement, read …

UN members condemn China over abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

UN members condemn China over abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

Fifty countries have urged China to uphold international human rights obligations in its treatment of the Uighur minority. Fifty countries have called on China to “uphold its international human rights obligations” in a joint statement read out during a United Nations debate that condemned violations against Uighurs and other predominately Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang region. The statement, read out …

Countries vote down motion to discuss UN report into China's serious human rights violations in Xinjiang
2 years, 2 months ago

Countries vote down motion to discuss UN report into China's serious human rights violations in Xinjiang

ABC  

A human rights group has slammed Indonesia and Pakistan after they voted to block a United Nations Human Rights Council debate on human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region. Key points: Australia is not currently sitting on the Human Rights Council, but joined the small group of countries that first formally called for the debate The Department …

U.N. Human Rights Council rejects holding Xinjiang debate
2 years, 2 months ago

U.N. Human Rights Council rejects holding Xinjiang debate

The Hindu  

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations. The United States and its allies last month presented the first-ever draft decision to the U.N.'s top rights body targeting China, seeking a bare minimum of holding a discussion on Xinjiang. The move came …

US, allies push for UN rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses
2 years, 2 months ago

US, allies push for UN rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The United States and several Western allies presented a proposal Monday for the U.N.'s main human rights body to hold a special debate over reported rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. If approved, the draft “decision” — a sort of simplified resolution — would mark the first time that human rights …

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report
2 years, 3 months ago

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report

Associated Press  

GENEVA — China can’t cooperate with the U.N. human rights office after it released a report criticizing Beijing’s policies against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in western Xinjiang, a top Chinese diplomat said Friday. Chen said the report issued last week – which said some rights violations under China’s anti-terrorism policies could amount to crimes against humanity — offered up …

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report
2 years, 3 months ago

China shuns cooperation with UN rights office over report

The Independent  

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To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
2 years, 3 months ago

To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The U.N. accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. “It’s a really long-awaited recognition of the Uyghurs and their unimaginable suffering, coming from the world’s most authoritative voice on human rights.” Human rights groups, the U.S., …

EXPLAINER: Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China has responded furiously to a United Nations report on alleged human rights abuses in its northwestern Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic minorities. In a note accompanying the U.N. report, China’s diplomatic mission in Geneva registered its strong opposition to the findings, which it said ignore human rights achievements in Xinjiang and the damage …

Scepticism marks UN human rights chief’s ‘curated’ visit to China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 7 months ago

Scepticism marks UN human rights chief’s ‘curated’ visit to China’s Xinjiang

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING: The UN human rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s ongoing China tour is under sharp global scrutiny whether it will be an indictment or endorsement of Beijing’s human rights record. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong Province on Monday. “We will be discussing sensitive, important …

Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia Not the Only Nation Suspended from UNHRC; A Look at UN Human Rights Council's Role, Structure

News 18  

Russia on Thursday was suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council over the country’s military aggression in eastern Ukraine, as the latest reports show the horror of massacre in Bucha, 37 km from capital Kyiv, in which more than 300 have already been killed in the region alone by the Russian troops. The United Nations Human Rights Council is …

More than 40 countries call out China at UN over ‘systematic human rights violations’ against Uyghurs
3 years, 2 months ago

More than 40 countries call out China at UN over ‘systematic human rights violations’ against Uyghurs

Firstpost  

Beijing denounced the ‘groundless accusation’ and accused the US and others of poisoning the atmosphere of cooperation United Nations: More than 40 mainly Western countries criticised China at a United Nations meeting on Thursday for the reported torture and repression of Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, keeping a spotlight on the region where foreign governments and …

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)
3 years, 3 months ago

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)

China Daily  

A family takes photos against a backdrop of blooming sunflowers at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on July 4, 2021. Editor's Note: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Thursday released the country's fourth human rights action plan "Human Rights Action Plan of China." The guidelines for formulating and implementing the Action Plan are: …

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)
3 years, 3 months ago

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)

China Daily  

Participating in Global Human Rights Governance China will fulfill its commitments to the international community with sincerity. It will engage in international human rights affairs, and lobby for and work toward a better global human rights governance system, so as to build a global community of shared future. －Encouraging domestic social organizations to take an active part in preparing the …

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)
3 years, 3 months ago

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)

China Daily  

A family takes photos against a backdrop of blooming sunflowers at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on July 4, 2021. Editor's Note: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Thursday released the country's fourth human rights action plan "Human Rights Action Plan of China." The guidelines for formulating and implementing the Action Plan are: …

China Goes on the Human Rights Offensive
3 years, 4 months ago

China Goes on the Human Rights Offensive

The Diplomat  

At the latest session of United Nations Human Rights Council, China experimented with a full-throated denunciation of human rights violations in other countries. Just four are “offensive”: criticizing human rights violations in other countries or actively promoting China’s own definition of human rights. China made six recommendations to Australia during the review process, including: “Take actions to combat racial discrimination, …

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