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Fifty United Nations member states issued a joint statement condemning the Chinese government’s oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan.
The joint statement was issued on Monday and is the largest group of states publicly condemning China’s ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan, reported East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE).
The fifty countries that signed the joint statement are Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.
The joint statement was presented to UN Member states by Canada at a meeting of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee focusing on human rights.
The joint statement by UN member states called on the Chinese government to implement the recommendations of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ‘s report on East Turkistan, reported ETGE.
“This includes taking prompt steps to release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in Xinjiang, and to urgently clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing family members and facilitate safe contact and reunion,” the statement read.
