UNITED NATIONS – The US, Japan and many EU nations joined a call on Tuesday urging China to respect the human rights of minority Uighurs.
“We call on China to respect human rights, particularly the rights of persons belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, especially in Xinjiang and Tibet,” said German UN ambassador Christoph Heusgen.
Among the 39 signatory countries were the United States, most of the EU member states including Albania and Bosnia, as well as Canada, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
“We are gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the recent developments in Hong Kong,” the declaration said. “We call on China to allow immediate, meaningful and unfettered access to Xinjiang for independent observers including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.”(AFP)
