“Beijing punishes advocates for telling the UN about gross violations of human rights and for seeking accountability through the international system,” said Renee Xia, CHRD executive director. “For a decade now, each year, we were encouraged to see the UN calling out those abuses, but we need more urgently to see effective actions to end reprisals. Human rights defenders risk their lives to cooperate with the UN, serving as the eyes and ears of the UN human rights system. The UN must do more to protect them.”
mandag 23. september 2024
UN Report Exposes Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in China
As the United Nations Human Rights Council meets on September 26 to hear the latest reprisals report from the UN Secretary General’s office, the Chinese government will be named a violator. For the tenth consecutive year, it has relentlessly persecuted human rights defenders for their interactions with UN human rights bodies. UN member states should seize the opportunity to call for a special council session on China and consider the appointment of a country-specific mandate to investigate human rights abuses in China.
“Beijing punishes advocates for telling the UN about gross violations of human rights and for seeking accountability through the international system,” said Renee Xia, CHRD executive director. “For a decade now, each year, we were encouraged to see the UN calling out those abuses, but we need more urgently to see effective actions to end reprisals. Human rights defenders risk their lives to cooperate with the UN, serving as the eyes and ears of the UN human rights system. The UN must do more to protect them.”
“Beijing punishes advocates for telling the UN about gross violations of human rights and for seeking accountability through the international system,” said Renee Xia, CHRD executive director. “For a decade now, each year, we were encouraged to see the UN calling out those abuses, but we need more urgently to see effective actions to end reprisals. Human rights defenders risk their lives to cooperate with the UN, serving as the eyes and ears of the UN human rights system. The UN must do more to protect them.”
