Geneva: More than 40 countries led by Canada voiced grave concerns at the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday (Jun 22) about China’s actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet – triggering a fierce backlash from Beijing.
The widely anticipated joint statement had been in the pipeline for several days and was delivered on day two of the 47th session of the council in Geneva.
“We are gravely concerned about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,” Canada’s ambassador Leslie Norton said.
The statement was backed by Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United States, among others.