China wins UN rights vote Western nations are open to discussing Uighur violations
China wins UN rights vote – 6 Oct. APReports that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has voted by a majority to reject a motion from Western groups asking for discussions on human rights violations of Uighur Muslims in China.
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The phenomenon was a diplomatic victory for the Chinese authorities over Western nations and their allies. After the official Bahrain, Turkey, England, United States and allied nations. The motion was rejected by China and its coalition, winning 19 to 17, 11 of which were absent.
The motion that was dropped calls for discussions on serious human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang province at the next meeting in March. 2023
The results of the vote prompted the Chinese representatives and their allies to applaud loudly at the UNHRC meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Both sides debated the issue for days.
especially the report of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michel Bachele. He has just returned from China’s Xinjiang province and released the results of an investigation into human rights violations by Uighurs that found the possibility of crimes against humanity taking place on Aug. 31.
The report states that the UNHRC is made up of rotating members of the United Nations. China is a permanent member of the Security Council. And it has not been the target of a single UN attack since the founding of the UNHRC 16 years ago.
A Western diplomat, who declined to be named, said it was difficult to vote against permanent members of the Security Council. especially those members of countries with political and economic ties to China
However, the motion that has been proposed but has been dropped is just a request for a debate. No observers or other measures were taken against China. Including not setting up a special investigative team to go to the area.