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Scandinavia criticizes China for Tibet situation, EU Policy Director Vincent Metten called on UN member states to vote against China’s full membership in the Human Rights Council in October (web.archive.org)

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Metten also stressed the critical need for nations to hold China accountable for its ‘severe human rights violations’ during its fourth Universal Periodic Review, done by the UN Human Rights Council in January. Such as what’s happening in Tibet.

Several other nations seconded that opinion. Including Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

“The Chinese government’s ongoing policy of repression aims to eradicate the authentic and self-determined Tibetan culture. This policy must be stopped immediately,” Metten said.

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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 years ago (30 children)

Didn't literally all the Muslim countries visit Xinjiang and come out of it with the consensus of "yeah, y'know what, China's doing pretty good all things considered."

What makes the opinions of white non-Muslim people matter in this context?

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (25 children)

@zephyreks

Didn't literally all the Muslim countries visit Xinjiang and come out of it with the consensus of "yeah, y'know what, China's doing pretty good all things considered."

All things considered? There are some Uyghurs who could flee the country, and they don't say "it's pretty good" (this statement alond is disgusting given the human righrs violations hapoening there), and independent NGO hasn't been allowed to enter Xinjiang.

What happens there is a human catastrophe, comparable to what Nazi Germany did in the second world war.

[–] ksynwa@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You are utterly deranged if you genuinely believe what you just wrote. The more likely scenario however is that you are a Nazi apologist trying to minimise their atrocities. Even if the worst western theories about the Uyghur genocide are true, it is still not comparable to what the Nazis did. The Nazis had documented slaughterhouses that killed millions. Can you name just one person who was provably killed in this Uyghur genocide?

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