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UN on China’s Uyghur Policy: UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet has visited China, during which she also went to Xinjiang. He has expressed concern to China in the matter of Uighurs.
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet (UN Michelle Bachelet) said on Saturday that he has raised concerns with Chinese authorities about the impact of counter-terrorism and anti-radicalisation measures implemented for Uighurs and other Muslim-majority groups in China’s Xinjiang region. Xinjiang as part of a six-day visit to China (China XinjiangBachelet, who visited ), said the visit was not for any investigation but an opportunity to raise concerns with senior Chinese leaders.
It was also an opportunity to support China in meeting its obligations under international human rights law and to pave the way for more regular dialogue, he said. On the last day of the tour, he said in a press conference via video, this visit gave me an opportunity to understand the situation in China better. It provided an opportunity for Chinese officials to better explain our concerns and potentially reconsider policies that we believe could negatively impact human rights.
China denies the allegations
China’s ruling Communist Party has been denying all reports about human rights violations in Xinjiang. China has indicated that it will not change its policies. Bachelet, who visited China for the first time in 17 years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said she noted the lack of independent judicial oversight to look into the system of detention camps. According to experts, more than one million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities have been kept in these detention camps.
China blames western countries
A statement quoting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu alleged that some Western countries and anti-China elements are deliberately trying to sensationalize the Xinjiang issue in the name of human rights. The statement said that the government has implemented the legal provisions as part of efforts to prevent radicalization for peace and stability in the North-Western region of China. The Chinese side noted that the issue of Xinjiang is not related to human rights, but of national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, the statement said. China has often said that it provides vocational training to the people living in these camps to prevent radicalization. The government has never publicly said how many people have lived in these camps so far.
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