China News Agency, Geneva, July 17th-The 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council closed in Geneva on the 17th. During the meeting, China and many other countries expressed their views on the human rights issue in the United States, and urged the United States to face its own problems and effectively promote and protect human rights.
In a dialogue with the Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, China made a joint statement on behalf of a group of countries, noting that nearly 20 years after the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, Freud, a black American man, died. The incident still occurs, and vulnerable groups continue to die due to racial discrimination and police violence, reflecting long-standing, deep-rooted racial discrimination, police violence, and social inequality. In some countries, the mortality rate of ethnic minorities, especially Africans, during the epidemic is much higher than the proportion of the population. The health status of immigrants in immigration detention centers in the relevant countries is also of great concern. This is a contemporary form of racial discrimination. reflect. Countries should effectively abide by their international human rights obligations, take concrete actions in implementing the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, eliminate the root causes of racism and racial discrimination and other human rights violations, and guarantee the legal rights of African descent and other minorities.
In the national speech, China expressed its firm opposition to all forms of racism, and highly concerned about the racist, racial discrimination, and stigmatization of politicians and media in some countries during the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic. Racial hatred and xenophobia.
In the discussion on the rights of immigrants, the Chinese side stated that some countries have deep-rooted discrimination and social inequalities, and have not taken measures to prohibit racial superiority, racial discrimination and hate speech, worsen the immigrant's already fragile living environment and damage immigrant rights . US agricultural migrant workers and domestic migrant workers are excluded from the National Labor Relations Act. US law enforcement officials used tear gas and rubber bullets against the detained immigrants who protested against the hunger strike, beat them, imprisoned in solitary confinement, and completely prohibited them from contacting their families and lawyers. China calls on relevant countries to pay more attention to the rights of immigrants to survival, work, health, education and their dignity, to stop policies and measures that violate human rights, and to combat racism, racial discrimination, populism, hate speech and xenophobia. Take credible steps.
In the discussion on climate change and international solidarity, China stated that in the face of the global challenge of climate change, the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement as the world’s second largest carbon emitter, and this unilateral act seriously damaged the international community. The willingness and confidence to jointly respond to climate change affect the global solidarity and efforts to combat climate change, and damage the human rights of peoples of all countries. The United States' withdrawal from the masses cannot change the common will of the international community, nor can it reverse the historical trend of international cooperation.
In the discussion on country-specific issues, China expressed concern about the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Sudan, Syria and Venezuela, emphasizing that the unilateral sanctions of the United States seriously damage the economic and social development of these countries, cause great suffering to their people, and also seriously affect these countries. Efforts to combat the outbreak of New Coronary Pneumonia. China urges the United States to respond to the concerns of the international community, immediately lift illegal unilateral sanctions, and stop violating the human rights of the people of the countries concerned. (Finish)