UN Office Says China Misquoting Human Rights Chief

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May 25, 2022

“This is such a clear example of the not-so-subtle way the Chinese government is trying to frame the visit in their favor,” Peter Irwin, of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, told VOA. “China has had close to three years to lay the groundwork for an on-the-ground visit, which is why we don’t see it as particularly useful. They have a clear plan to undermine her office’s work and present an alternate reality to the rest of the world.”

While rights organizations doubt anything will come of the visit because of China’s tight control, Irwin said the trip could still be valuable “if the high commissioner actually challenges the government on the mountains of evidence that points to atrocity crimes being committed.

“The gulf between the way in which Chinese state media frame the visit and the reality as documented by our own organization cannot be wider at the moment,” he said.

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