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United Nations Human Rights Council

Also known as: UNHRC, UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Council

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accountThe Trump administration withdrew the United States from the UN Human Rights Council.
claimSince 2013, the Chinese government has utilized the United Nations Human Rights Council as a platform for its own political messaging.
accountThe Trump administration withdrew the United States from the UN Human Rights Council.
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.
accountThe United Nations Human Rights Council rebuked a Hong Kong activist for addressing specific country abuses during a session in Geneva on 17 September 2019.
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.
accountThe United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018.
accountIn July 2019, Chinese delegates to the United Nations Human Rights Council disrupted a dialogue with opposition activists from Hong Kong.
accountIn July 2019, China’s delegates to the Human Rights Council disrupted a dialogue with opposition activists from Hong Kong.
accountThe Trump administration withdrew the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
perspectiveIn submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Chinese government questions the value of individual human rights and emphasizes the significance of state-led development programs and the principles of national sovereignty and non-intervention in internal affairs.
accountThe United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018.
accountThe United Nations Human Rights Council rebuked a Hong Kong activist for addressing specific country abuses during a session in Geneva on September 17, 2019.
claimA Hong Kong legislator urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate police abuse in Hong Kong on September 16, 2019.
perspectiveThe Chinese government, in submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council, questions the value of individual human rights while emphasizing the importance of state-led development programs, national sovereignty, and the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs.
claimChina works to establish its own ideas within the United Nations Human Rights Council, such as relativizing the importance of individual human rights.