The United States and several Western allies presented a proposal to the UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC) yesterday to organize a debate on rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, following a report warning of possible crimes against humanity. According to media reports, a core group of countries, including Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, were behind a draft proposal that would call for a debate on Xinjiang at the Council's next session early next year. &nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">British ambassador Simon Manley told the UN body that the world cannot ignore such severe and systematic breaches of human rights.<br />''<br />'' China is facing intense scrutiny after former UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet released the report on rights violations in China's Xinjiang region last month, citing possible crimes against humanity. However, Beijing vehemently rejected suchcharges and criticized the report.</span><br />
News On AIR | September 27, 2022 1:01 PM
US, several Western allies present proposal to UNHRC to organize debate on rights violations in China's Xinjiang region