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China is a member state that actively engages with the United Nations Human Rights Council to promote its own ideological agenda, such as relativizing individual human rights [1], [2], [3], and uses the council as a platform for state propaganda [4]. Additionally, China has frequently attempted to obstruct or disrupt the participation of activists from Hong Kong within the council's proceedings [5], [6], [7].
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 7 facts
claimChina has worked to establish its own ideological ideas within the UN Human Rights Council, such as relativizing the importance of individual human rights.
accountIn September 2019, China attempted to prevent opposition activists from Hong Kong from appearing before the Human Rights Council to report on violence by security forces against demonstrators.
claimChina works to establish its own ideas within the UN Human Rights Council, such as relativizing the importance of individual human rights.
accountIn September 2019, China attempted to prevent Hong Kong opposition activists from appearing before the United Nations Human Rights Council to report on violence by security forces against demonstrators.
claimSince 2013, China has used the United Nations Human Rights Council as a platform for its own propaganda, including justifying the internment of approximately one million Uigur minority members in the Xinjiang autonomous region as a necessary measure for fighting Muslim extremism.
accountIn July 2019, China’s delegates to the Human Rights Council disrupted a dialogue with opposition activists from Hong Kong.
claimChina works to establish its own ideas within the United Nations Human Rights Council, such as relativizing the importance of individual human rights.