2021-05-14 04:04:28 GMT2021-05-14 12:04:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Foreign diplomats visit a resident in Nazarbagh Town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
GENEVA, May 13 (Xinhua) 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.
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.
ILL-FOUNDED ACCUSATION
Noting that genocide is a well-defined crime under the 1948 Genocide Convention and Article 6 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, de Zayas said using the term requires a high level of proof, particularly as to the intent to destroy in whole or in part a
Introduction
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