Category: UNHRC

EU Statement | HK Human Rights Eroded, National Security Law Suppress Democracy and New Electoral System Lost Political Plurality

September 30, 2022
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The EU representative, in his address to the UNHRC meeting on Sept. 26, specifically mentioned the human rights situation in Hong Kong, expressing their grave concern about the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) and the renewed use of the Sedition Law, and mentioned the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, the chairman of the Hong…

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United Nations Human Rights Council Paralyzed by Beijing’s Participation: Report

October 27, 2021
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For over 70 years, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been the de facto standard of human rights for nations around the world. But the Chinese regime, in the pursuit of global dominance, is working hard to redefine human rights through the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), said a French military think tank…

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The Canadian Behind Watchdog That Holds UN to Account

March 3, 2021
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Montreal born-and-bred Hillel Neuer is on a mission to hold the United Nations to account, while calling out member states’ human rights abuses or inaction on atrocities. The executive director of Geneva-based UN Watch recently reiterated his criticism of China’s seat at the UN Human Rights Council, saying in a tweet that the UNHRC “will…

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CCP on UN Human Rights Council Is ‘Dracula in Charge of the Blood Bank’: MP

December 28, 2020
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China will begin a new three-year term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Jan. 1, 2021, after it was re-elected in October with 139 votes—which was 41 fewer votes than the last election. Liberal National Party MP George Christensen said it’s a “shocking decision” given the Chinese Communist Party’s crimes against humanity, likening…

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