On August 31 last year, the Office of the United Nations Special Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, released a report and concluded that "the Chinese government's brutality against Uighurs and other Muslims may constitute a crime against humanity." A year after the publication of this report, Amnesty International released a press release stating that China is still committing this crime and that the United Nations should act urgently to stop it.
Amnesty International published a press release on August 31 entitled "One year anniversary of the UN's damning Xinjiang report should send a signal to China to take action". He noted that crimes against humanity are continuing in the region, and China must now be held accountable.
Sara Brooks, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's China Affairs Department, said: "The international community, including the United Nations, has failed to take urgent action against China after investigating and confirming serious violations of international law, advocating justice for victims, - He refrained from taking necessary and drastic measures to separate the wrongdoing and pay compensation.
The Uyghur Movement Organization also released a press release on August 31, saying that even though it has been a year since the UN report on the human rights situation in the Uyghur region was published, there has been no major change in the situation of the Uyghur genocide. Ms. Abbas, the head of the Uyghur Movement Organization, expressed her opinion on this matter and said, "Until the United Nations is reformed and freed from being an organization that looks after China's mouth, we cannot expect much from them to do anything for the Uyghurs."
Maya Wang, a researcher at Human Rights Watch, explained why the United Nations has failed to play an adequate role in stopping China's crimes.
"The influence of China, which plays an important role in the United Nations, has increased over the past few years. It is difficult to hold such a powerful government to account. Therefore, many countries did not consider it an urgent matter to hold the Chinese government accountable for this serious crime. These governments' relations with China are largely trade-economic. "I think many human rights issues in China today are still not getting the attention they deserve in diplomacy."
In October 2022, when the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to discuss the UN human rights report, the resolution was rejected by a large number of pro-China countries.
In Amnesty International's call, Sarah Brooks added: "This one year anniversary of the report released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights should call the international community to take immediate action. All countries should establish an independent international commission through the UN Human Rights Council to urgently investigate international crimes and other human rights crimes in Xinjiang. The families of those who have been arbitrarily abducted, disappeared without a trace or tortured should have the right to answer and be held accountable by China, rather than compromise or backtrack on the matter.
Human Rights Watch's Ms. Maya Wang said there is still a possibility of working with the UN to hold China accountable for its crimes. In a recent press release, we called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit his latest report to the High Council on Human Rights and inform them of new developments in relations with the Chinese government. We also asked him what he wanted from us and how he would implement our plan and proposal to hold China accountable. "So I'd say there's a lot to do here."
Ms. Louisa Griwa of the Uyghur Human Rights Foundation said that the United Nations, although slow and inefficient, is influential internationally and should continue to discuss the Uyghur issue. let's go The Uyghur Human Rights Foundation released a new report this week titled "Genocide Tourism," condemning international tourism targeting the Uyghur region. Countries that benefit from China or are pressured by China fear that their human rights issues will be on the record.
In a press release issued by the Uighur Movement Organization on August 31, it called on the United Nations to take strong measures against China, including: establishing an independent investigation team into the crimes committed by Chinese Uighurs against other Muslims; To inform the whole world about the human rights crisis taking place in East Turkistan and to raise awareness of its dangers; Put pressure on China by getting the international community, UN member states, and international organizations to take action; Advocate for the immediate closure of arbitrary abduction centers in the Uighur region; To monitor and report on China's compliance with international human rights standards, and to report regularly on changes in the situation in East Turkistan.
Myanmar : Declaration of the military council as a terrorist group welcomed by democracy activists
Indonesia At a public forum jointly organized by civil groups held by ASEAN member countries in Jakarta for three days from September 1st to 3rd, they pointed out the terrorist acts of the coup military council and announced that the Burmese army was designated as a terrorist group.
The declaration of the military council as a terrorist group by the civil groups of the ASEAN countries gives another diplomatic advantage to the revolutionary forces, said former political prisoner Ko Min Kiu Myu, who is involved in the revolution of the dictatorship.
“We think we have another diplomatic advantage for the revolution. AFP is a gathering of non-government civil society organizations. It can be said that this is actually the real people. The voices of the people's soldiers are heard for our revolution. As we see their support and opposition to the war council, if the world hears this message, we need to understand that any people who value our country as a human being will not accept this government that practices violence in our country. This is a genuine voice of the people, so we welcome it. It is also encouraging"
After the coup d'état, the military council cut off the internet in Burma. air attack, Genocide, Civil groups in the ASEAN region pointed out that they are committing war crimes against humanity, such as rape, and that these actions threaten the security and stability of the region.
"Any people who value our country as human beings as human beings need to understand that they do not accept this government that uses violence in our country."
The ASEAN People's Forum's declaration of the Military Council as a terrorist organization is expected to be a motivation for the relevant governments politically, said Union Hluttaw representative committee CRPH spokesman U Than Thu Maung.
"We see that they can make a voice at the national level through their respective parliamentarians. They held a local public forum and condemned the military council's violent actions. It is the military council that is doing the terrorist acts by looking at the true situation of Myanmar correctly. I hope this will be an impetus for politics because it will make it visible that in a court like the World Court it is the regime that is facing the case of committing the crime of genocide against the human race.”
ASEAN Public Forum 2023, Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Civil groups from ASEAN countries such as Timor Leste and Vietnam attended. Those who attended the conference expressed their solidarity with the people of Burma who are resisting the military council.
"What do the people of Myanmar want? The people already know exactly what they want. When the people in the region have this attitude, when they come to a situation where they can clearly see that the people in administration are separated from the people's wishes, there is an attitude that the international public knows better."
This was said by a person in charge of a civil organization in Myanmar, who did not want to be named for security reasons.
Those working to achieve Myanmar's democracy say that they want the governments of ASEAN countries to accept and take action on the declaration of civil society organizations in ASEAN member countries.
Meanwhile, Indonesia A meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers was held in Jakarta today. In that meeting, the military council said that the five common consensuses on Myanmar could not be implemented.
Myanmar has been barred from attending meetings with the ASEAN Foreign Minister for failing to comply with the ASEAN Common Agreements signed by military leader General Min Aung Hlaing himself.