UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is strongly rejecting claims by five human rights groups that he hasn’t condemned the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims in the Xinjiang region, saying he has spoken out forcefully.
He said Wednesday: “I don’t think anyone has been more persistent and more clear in talking to the Chinese authorities in relation to this issue than myself.”
He added: “It is absolutely not true that I’ve only done discreet diplomacy.”
On the contrary, he said during a visit to China in April he raised the issue publicly.
The five rights group said in a letter to Guterres circulated Tuesday that he would make a contribution by speaking out and calling for the immediate closure of detention camps for Muslims.
UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims
UN chief rejects claim he didn’t condemn China over Muslims
- He said he has been persistent about the issue
- “It is absolutely not true that I’ve only done discreet diplomacy,” he said
