Canada, allied with China: Open Xinjiang for ‘independent viewers’ | Human Rights Issues

Among the Uighur persecution cases, more than 40 countries are urging China to allow the UN to go to Xinjiang.

More than 40 countries urged China on Tuesday to allow UN human rights leader to reach Xinjiang to monitor reports that more than a million people have become illegal bound there, some were tortured or forced to work.

The entry into China was read by Canadian ambassador Leslie Norton on behalf of countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and the United States at the UN Human Rights Council.

Beijing denies all allegations against Uighurs and defines the camps as a training ground for “extremist religions”.

“Reliable reports indicate that more than a million people have been illegally detained in Xinjiang and that there is a total backlash against the Uighurs and a few other members and violates the fundamental rights and culture of Uighur,” said participants.

“We urge China to allow access to Xinjiang as soon as possible, meaningful and immovable for independent observers, including the High Commissioner,” Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.

Bachelet he told the council On Monday he hopes to reach an agreement on a trip to China this year, including Xinjiang, to review reports of serious violations of Islamic Uighurs.

His office has been discussing access since September 2018.

Jiang Yingfeng, China’s top ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has denied this Tuesday as a distraction from “political motives”.

“We welcome the visit of the High Commissioner to China, Xinjiang. “This time around, I would like to encourage you to switch to a partnership instead of simply investigating what you think is wrong,” he told the council.

The Canadian-led statement referred to abuse, forced incarceration, sexual violence and forced separation of children from their parents.

It criticized a law passed last year in Hong Kong against China’s perceived division and terrorism. The first trials are set to begin this week of people being detained in accordance with the law.

“We continue to be deeply concerned about the violation of fundamental human rights in Hong Kong under the auspices of National Security Law and on human rights in Tibet,” it said.

Jiang said: “Since the national security law, in Hong Kong there has been a shift from chaos to control.”

The statement read by Canada came just hours after China and its affiliated organizations singing independent research on finding last month of residues among more than 200 American children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

The Chinese incident has angered Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who later condemned what he called “criminal violence and human rights abuses” in Xinjiang. .

“Where is the Chinese cause for truth and reconciliation? Where is their truth? Is there an openness that Canada has always shown and the role that Canada has played in past horrific crimes? Trudeau asked.