{"id":12739,"date":"2022-03-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/un-human-rights-commissioner-urged-to-speak-up-on-tibet-chinese-delegation-intervenes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T23:00:00","slug":"un-human-rights-commissioner-urged-to-speak-up-on-tibet-chinese-delegation-intervenes","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/un-human-rights-commissioner-urged-to-speak-up-on-tibet-chinese-delegation-intervenes\/","title":{"rendered":"UN human rights commissioner urged to speak up on Tibet\u2014Chinese delegation intervenes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese government\u2019s attempts to interfere this week at the UN Human Rights Council when an activist called for access to Tibet are concerning, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday 8 March, at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announced plans for a visit to China in May 2022. In her regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=28225&amp;LangID=E\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">oral update<\/a> on the work of her office and human rights developments, the high commissioner indicated that her office had \u201creached an agreement with the Government of China for a visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICT is calling on the UN high commissioner to clarify the terms of her visit to China and to include Tibetan areas in the visit, which can only be meaningful if unfettered access is fully guaranteed. The Chinese government consistently <a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2022\/03\/an-important-anniversary-reminds-us-dont-forget-about-tibet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">denies foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists meaningful access to Tibet<\/a>, prompting the US government to pass the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the high commissioner\u2019s announcement, Vincent Metten, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, expressed \u201cdisappointment about the High Commissioner\u2019s silence on the worsening human rights situation inside Tibet\u201d and called for \u201cprompt, unfettered and independent access to all parts of the People\u2019s Republic of China, in particular Tibetan areas, by independent international human rights experts.\u201d The high commissioner\u2019s office should also adopt \u201cremote reporting\u201d measures on Tibet, Metten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metten warned, \u201csilence by the Council only rewards and normalizes such repressive methods [used by China]. It signals to China that it is on track to decimate Tibetan culture with little international resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement was interrupted by a point of order by the Chinese delegation, complaining that it was \u201cattacking the Communist Party\u201d and \u201cviolating relevant rules and regulations.\u201d The intervention was unsuccessful, as the chairing vice-president of the Human Rights Council asked for the statement to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-statement-HC-oral-update-UNHRC49-1-890x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11410\" width=\"681\" height=\"381\"\/><figcaption><em>Vincent Metten delivering his statement.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, ICT is concerned about renewed attempts by the Chinese government to curtail freedom of speech and space for civil society at the Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Metten\u2019s full statement below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metten\u2019s statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GENERAL ASSEMBLY<br>Human Rights Council<br>Forty-Ninth Regular Session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Item 2: General Debate \u2013 High Commissioner\u2019s Oral Update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement delivered by Vincent Metten on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. President,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are deeply concerned by the impact of the High Commissioner for human right\u2019s failure to release a report on grave violations in the Uyghur region on the credibility of her Office. We call on the High Commissioner to release the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would also like to express our disappointment about the High Commissioner\u2019s silence on the worsening human rights situation inside Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We remind the council that in 2021, for the second year in a row, Freedom House ranked Tibet the least-free region in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Chinese rule, Tibetan peoples\u2019 right to freely express their opinion, associate and assemble, and practice their religion continues to be severely limited. For voicing basic concerns about social and environmental issues, they are regularly arbitrarily detained, subjected to torture, denied due process, and face risk of death due to mistreatment in custody. The recent cases of Go Sherab Gyatso and Rinchen Tsultrim exemplify this experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given this deteriorating situation and efforts by the Communist Party to render Tibetan grievances invisible, silence by the Council only rewards and normalizes such repressive methods. It signals to China that it is on track to decimate Tibetan culture with little international resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We therefore call for prompt, unfettered and independent access to all parts of the People\u2019s Republic of China, in particular Tibetan areas, by independent international human rights experts. In the absence of access, we urge the High Commissioner\u2019s Office to adopt \u201cremote reporting\u201d measures on Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese government\u2019s attempts to interfere this week at the UN Human Rights Council when an activist called for access to Tibet are concerning, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12740,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691,678],"news_tag":[672],"class_list":["post-12739","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","categorie-policy-centerunited-nations-and-tibet","news_tag-united-nations-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN human rights commissioner urged to speak up on Tibet\u2014Chinese delegation intervenes - 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