Introduction

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held its 41th regular session in Geneva, Switzerland from June 24 to July 12, 2019. Experts from China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) attended the session and held sideline meetings themed on "China's human rights progress in the past 70 years" and "China's human rights protection of ethnic minority groups" respectively. Chinese delegation made statements at the session and held a sideline meeting titled "Human Rights Progress in Xinjiang, China" . Also, a side-event, co-sponsored by UNOG's African Group and the Permanent Mission of China was held during the session, highlighting the growth's role in promotion of human rights.

Speeches and statements

Senior official addresses UN session on human rights protection achievements in Xinjiang

Address by Aiken Tuniyazi, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and Vice Governor of Xinjiang People's Government, at the 41st Session of UNHRC

Aiken Tuniyazi, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and Vice Governor of Xinjiang People’s Government,addressed at the 41st Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 25, 2019.[more..]

Statement on behalf of the Like Minded Group during Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Statement on behalf of the Like Minded Group during Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.[more..]
CSHRS holds side-event themed on China's human rights progress in the past 70 years

Scholar shares in Geneva China's experiences in poverty reduction

Poverty reduction through education has played a fundamental role in the Chinese miracle of lifting more than 700 million people from absolute poverty in the past 70 years, a Chinese scholar said in Geneva on June 25, 2019. China’s success in poverty reduction lies in basic education, vocational education and higher education, said Dr. Shang Haiming from the Human Rights Institute at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, in his speech here at the ongoing 41st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[more..]

Poverty rate in Tibet drops to 5.6 percent: says expert at UN side-meeting

CSHRS holds side-event themed on China's human rights protection of ethnic minority groups

【Photo】Side-event on China's human rights protection of ethnic minorities held in Geneva

China's Xinjiang makes remarkable achievements in social development, human rights protection: expert

Experts attend a side-event on China’s human rights protection of ethnic minorities amid the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, July 2, 2019. [more..]

China's Xinjiang makes remarkable achievements in social development, human rights protection: expert

China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has attached great importance to the protection of minority rights and has made remarkable achievements in social development and human rights protection, a Chinese expert said here Tuesday.[more..]
Chinese delegation holds side-event themed on human rights progress in Xinjiang, China

Xinjiang's greater progress depends on overall social stability: diplomat

Addressing a side-event titled “Human Rights Progress in Xinjiang, China” on July 3, Chen Xu, head of the Chinese mission to UN at Geneva, stressed that stability and security are indispensable to development and enjoyment of human rights, saying only under overall social stability can China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region achieve great progresses.[more..]

Diplomat: Stability key to Xinjiang gains

A senior Chinese diplomat said stability and security are indispensable to development and enjoyment of human rights, and only with overall social stability can the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region achieve progress. Chen Xu, head of the Chinese mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva, spoke at a side event on Wednesday on China’s human rights protection of ethnic minorities during the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council.[more..]

【Photo】China's human rights protection achievements in Xinjiang hailed at UN side-meeting

Ambassadors from 37 countries issue joint letter to support China on its human rights achievements

Ambassadors from 37 countries issue joint letter to support China on its human rights achievements

Xinjiang policy in the best interest of local ethnicities

That the United Nations ambassadors of 37 countries, mostly developing ones, released a letter on Friday defending China’s policy in its Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is in striking contrast with the text signed by envoys from some developed countries denouncing China’s actions in Xinjiang. [more..]

West viewing Xinjiang through prism of bias

Abuse of sympathy is often the result of a lack of empathy. This is true of the ambassadors from 22 countries to the United Nations who signed a letter on Wednesday to top UN human rights officials condemning China’s treatment of Uygur and other minority ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.[more..]
China, Africa highlight growth's role in promotion of human rights

Interview: World cannot realize human rights without development, says expert

Human rights cannot be realized without development and each country has to follow its own path to growth, Carlos M. Correa, executive director of South Center said in an interview on July 9, 2019.[more..]

China, Africa highlight growth's role in promotion of human rights

China and Cape Verde, two countries significantly different in size, equally understand the importance of development to the realization of human rights. Addressing a side event during the ongoing 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Maria de Jesus Veiga Miranda, permanent representative of Cape Verde to the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), presented the African island country as a case study to show development and human rights are inseparable and mutually reinforcing.[more..]

【Photo】China, Africa highlight growth's role in promotion of human rights