Switzerland has challenged China to improve its human rights record. Addressing the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland called, in particular, for investigations into the extent of arbitrary detentions that could constitute "crimes against humanity" in Xinjiang.
A week after Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Bern, a representative of the Swiss mission to the UN called on Beijing to implement the recommendations in the report on Xinjiang by former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
More than a million Uighurs are said to be interned in camps. Beijing talks of re-educating terrorists. Li Qiang, who was given a welcome normally reserved for heads of state in Bern, is considered responsible for this policy.
On Tuesday, Switzerland also called for the Hong Kong National Security Act to be brought into line with international law. Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis is due to visit China in February.
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China’s human rights record is being examined by the UN in Geneva. NGOs are watching closely for any mention of a damning 2022 report on Xinjiang.
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