Countries Press China at UN Human Rights Review voanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from voanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Western countries have used a regular U.N.-backed review of China's human rights record to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and repeal a security law in Hong Kong that is derided by independent activists, among other things.
"Universal Periodic Reviews" are held at the UN every five years to address a country's human rights record. More than 160 countries provided assessment of China's record, ranging from praise to condemnation.
GENEVA (AP) Western countries used a regular U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record on Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and repeal a security law in Hong Kong that is derided by independent activists, among other things. China’s ambassador in Geneva, […]