UN demands “unrestricted and unrestricted” access to Xinjiang, where Uyghur minority is suppressed by Chinese regime

The United Nations (UN) has started “serious negotiations” with the Chinese regime send representatives to Xinjiang, where the Uyghur Muslim minority is the victim of repression, according to Sunday the secretary general of the organization Antonio Guterres.

“Serious negotiations are currently underway between the office of the High Commissioner (for human rights) and the Chinese authorities.”said the Portuguese diplomat in an interview broadcast on Sunday by the Canadian channel CBC.

“I hope that they will come to an agreement soon and that the High Commissioner for Human Rights can visit China without restrictions or limitations.”added.

“China has repeatedly told me that it wants this mission to take place,” said Guterres, who stressed the importance of such a mission granting the High Commissioner “unrestricted access.”

According to studies published by institutes in the United States and Australia and rejected by Beijing, There are at least a million Uyghurs interned in “camps” in Xinjiang, northwest China, where some of them are subjected to “forced labor” and “sterilization”.

The Chinese regime on Saturday announced sanctions against the United States and Canada in response to those imposed by the two countries these days due to Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghur minority, which Washington calls it “genocide”.

Guterres also said he continued with “concern” for the fate of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, jailed in China for “espionage”.

Ottawa considers these to be “arbitrary arrests” in response to the arrest in Canada, at the request of the United States, of a senior executive at Chinese giant Huawei.

“Our position is clear: in all such situations, we must respect the law and the human rights of those affected”, concluded the Secretary General of the UN.

China thus responded to the sanctions imposed last Monday in coordination by the EU, United States, United Kingdom and Canada against two senior Chinese officials for their role in the repression of the Uyghur ethnic minority.

The authorities of the region of Xinjiang, located northwest of China, expressed their opposition and condemned the sanctions and reaffirmed that the EU envoys “they always delay visits to the area», According to the press agency Xinhua.

In recent days, tensions have intensified between the Western bloc and the Asian giant through the exchange of sanctions and criticism between the two parties for the alleged violation of human rights in the region of Xinjiang.

The United States has repeatedly described as “genocide“China’s actions against Uyghurs, of Turkish descent and Muslim religion, and other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, north-west of China.

For its part, The United Kingdom urged last Friday to Xi Jinping Regime Allows UN “To Have Full Access To Check The Truth” About What Happened In Xinjiang.

“It says a lot that if the UK joins the international community in sanctioning those responsible for human rights violations, the Chinese government is sanctioning its critics.”The British Foreign Secretary said in a statement: Dominic raab.

The Chinese regime has already rejected accusations of repression or genocide against the Uyghurs. In particular, he denied the existence of detention camps and assures them that they are places of professional training and the eradication of Islamic extremism and separatism.

With information from AFP and Europa Press

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