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[–] NightLily@lemmy.basedcount.com 3 points 2 years ago

That sounds so pointless if they are guaranteed a seat on it...

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the region and its Uyghur population has been labelled an attempted genocide by some governments, human rights groups and legal bodies.

Similarly China has rejected every universal periodic review recommendation to allow UN investigators access, and refused to reply to 19 visit requests.

The UK co-chair of Ipac, Helena Kennedy KC, said: “It’s manifestly clear that China does not meet the criteria for election to the human rights council.

Not only does Beijing stand credibly accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, they have obstinately refused to cooperate with official investigators, and even attacked rapporteurs and special procedures delegates for raising concerns.

“In recent years we have seen the People’s Republic of China able to command bloc votes at the council to prevent further debate surrounding Xinjiang.

While it may not be possible to prevent the PRC’s election this time, a lower vote share would send a strong signal that the rest of the world has had enough.”


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