1st Meeting 63rd Session of Human Rights Council UN Web TV
- ITEM 2: Oral update by the High Commissioner
SPEAKER:
Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
We will strengthen our work with governments on justice systems, including incarceration practices. Prisons are too often used as a dumping ground for people who don’t fit in, and a substitute for addressing the root causes of social problems. They may also become hotbeds of radicalization and extremism.
I remain deeply concerned by the situation in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, including in detention facilities.
I again urge the authorities to review national security and counter-terrorism legislation, strengthen the protection of minorities, and investigate allegations of human rights violations, including torture. I call on them to follow up on the recommendations made by my Office and UN human rights mechanisms. I also encourage full implementation of the national action plan for human rights, which is welcome.
Source:
UN WEB TV, 1st Meeting – 63rd Session of Human Rights Council,https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18u7svyjh.
