Mon 26 September 2022:
Countries including the United States and the United Kingdom have requested a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council to address concerns about China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, according to a document and diplomats on Monday, Reuters reported.
Following the release of a highly anticipated U.N. report last month that stated that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang that may constitute crimes against humanity, a number of nations had been considering taking action at the ongoing council meeting in Geneva.
China vigorously denies any abuses and has sent a government delegation to Geneva to counter what it claims are erroneous findings by the U.N. rights office and says it is “ready for the fight” if action is taken against it.
The so-called “draft decision” reviewed by Reuters seeks a debate during the council’s next session that begins in February.
The 47-member council is sharply divided over the most recent accusations leveled against China, one of the “P5” nations with a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and strong economic ties to a number of developing nations. A resolution that might have demanded an investigation into the Xinjiang allegations is seen as more confrontational than the call for a debate.
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