Genocide accusations against China Sinophobic propaganda, says former UN expert Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-14 09:05 Children have fun on Dove Lane in Hotan City, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 27, 2020. XINHUA
GENEVA The accusation of genocide against China is not supported by credible evidence and constitutes propaganda for war and Sinophobia, said a former UN expert.
Such an allegation is also contravening Article 20 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and is a geopolitical weapon against China, said Alfred de Zayas, former United Nations (UN) independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.
2021-05-14 14:16 By: Xinhua
Children have fun on Dove Lane in Hotan City, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 27, 2020. XINHUA
GENEVA The accusation of genocide against China is not supported by credible evidence and constitutes propaganda for war and Sinophobia, said a former UN expert.
Such an allegation is also contravening Article 20 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and is a geopolitical weapon against China, said Alfred de Zayas, former United Nations (UN) independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.
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