The White House has accused China of continuing human rights abuses against minority communities.
White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre welcomed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Xinjiang released the night before at her daily press briefing on Thursday.
The report said the discriminatory detention of China’s Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region may constitute crimes against humanity.
“This report deepens our deepest concern about the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity committed by China. is clearly shown,” said Jean-Pierre.
The Biden administration is taking concrete steps, and the president has mobilized allies and partners, including the G7, to ensure that all global supply chains are free from the use of forced labor, including those from Xinjiang. .
“We will work closely with our partners and the international community to hold China accountable and urge China to immediately stop these atrocities, release those wrongfully detained, and release those who are missing. and to allow full and unhindered access for independent investigators in Xinjiang, Tibet and throughout China,” Jean-Pierre said.
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken said the August 31 report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights outlined in alarming detail the human rights abuses and violations occurring in Xinjiang. said there is.
“The report addresses the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity committed by Chinese authorities against members of the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It deepens and reaffirms serious concerns,” he said.
For years, human rights advocates and members of the Uyghur diaspora have documented the conclusion that the authorities’ arbitrary and mass detention of Uyghurs and others may have committed crimes against humanity. said Senator Jeff Markley and Rep. James P. McGovern, chairman and co-chair of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Executive Committee on China (CECC), respectively.
“In doing so, the report sends a powerful message that the international community, including the United Nations, must act now to ensure accountability for the atrocities committed by Chinese officials in the XUAR. The United Nations Human Rights Council is preparing to meet later this month.As the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has concluded, world leaders should identify and hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations in the XUAR, It is more important than ever to ensure justice for the victims of these human rights violations, where grave violations continue and recur.”
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