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Late Wednesday, the UN released a devastating report on serious human rights violations in the region. China Xinjiang, in which he warned of possible “crimes against humanity” and credible allegations of torture.
The document was released in Geneva at 4:47 pm (Peruvian time) on Wednesday, 13 minutes before the end of the four-year term of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Human rights (OHCHR).
Bachelet was determined to release the report despite intense pressure from Beijing.
“The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and members of other predominantly Muslim groups (…) may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” the report concludes.
He warns that “serious human rights violations have been committed in XUAR (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) in the context of the implementation of the state strategy for countering terrorism and extremism.”
It expresses particular concern about the treatment of detainees in the so-called “Centers for Vocational Education and Training”(VETK) from China.
“Reports of torture or ill-treatment, including forced treatment and poor conditions of detention, are credible, as are reports of isolated cases of sexual and gender-based violence,” the report says.
Human rights organization UN it is not clear how many people were affected by VETK but he stressed that the system worked on a “large scale” across the region.
persecuted minorities
Bachelettwice President of Chile, said in an email to AFP that “I said I would publish it before the end of my term and I did.”
“The issues are serious and I have discussed them with the highest national and regional authorities” in China, he said.
Bachelet insisted on dialogue with Beijing did not mean “to approve, ignore or turn a blind eye” to the facts in xinjiang.
China has been accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the remote western region for years Xinjiang.
Activists pointed to China for many abuses Beijing vehemently denied, insisting that they were vocational training centers in xinjiang to counter extremism.
The report calls Beijing, UN and the world to pay attention to the situation described in Xinjiang.
“The human rights situation in XUAR also requires urgent attention from the government, intergovernmental bodies UN and the human rights system, as well as the international community as a whole,” he adds.
But the 49-page document is silent on genocide, one of the main accusations of critics. Beijingincluding Washington.
Bachelet was determined to release the report despite intense pressure from Beijing. | Font: AFP
misinformation and lies
Mission China in Geneva criticized the report and defended their refusal to disclose it.
“Based on disinformation and lies concocted by anti-war forces. China and by virtue of the presumption of guilt, the so-called “assessment” distorts laws and policies Chinadefame and slander without intent China and interferes in internal affairs China”, the mission said.
“People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang lead a happy life of peace and contentment. This is the highest degree of protection of rights and the best practice for respecting human rights,” he insisted.
Non-governmental organizations and activists said the report should serve as a platform for future action in the region.
Director of Human Rights Watch ChinaSophie Richardson said the “terrible” findings about widespread human rights violations show why Beijing “fought tooth and nail” to prevent publication.
He pointed out that the human rights organization UN it should investigate China’s alleged crimes against humanity and “bring those responsible to justice.”
For his part, the Secretary General Amnesty InternationalAgnes Callamard, noted that the document “exposes the scale and severity of human rights violations that occur in xinjiang”.
urged China “immediately release all persons” arbitrarily detained in the camps, “stop persecution” of minorities and allow investigators free entry.
“This is changing the international response to the Uyghur crisis,” said the chief executive Uighur Human Rights ProjectOmer Kanat.
“Despite strong denials from the Chinese government, the UN has now officially acknowledged that horrific crimes are taking place,” he added.
(According to AFP)
Source: RPP
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