发言人：International Pen, Mr. Ross Holder
内容：
Mister president,
As China completes its 4th UPR, International Pen notes,the widening gap between China state commitments towards the advancement of human rights, and the reality faced by writers, poets, journalists， blogers and others, will continue to be subjected to arbitrary arrest, long term imprisonment and torture, simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Despite China’s assurances that it protects human rights in accordance with the law,all too often,it is the legal system itself that is misused as an instrument of a pressure on result in the criminal of peaceful expression,.
Many of the most egregious human rights abuses occur in the name of National Security,which is frequently deployed as a pretext to silence critical expression by circumventing due process rights enshrined in China’s legal system.
Emblematic of this is the imprisonment of poet,publisher of books that Gui Minhai, is currently serving a 10 year prison sentence.Another example is the promulgation of the National Security Law in article 23 in Hong Kong,which has been used to systematically undermine the territories distinct human rights protections,including the right to freedom of expression,emblematic of those targeted under this draconian legislation as media publisher and writer Jimmy Lai,who is currently under on trial under the NSL and faces a potential life sentence if convicted.
Despite China’s claims that the rights of all ethnic groups have been fully protected, we remain gravely concerned by the ongoing campaign of cultural repression against Ughurs,Tibetans,and other ethnic minorities.The long term imprisonment of Ughur academics were Ilham Tohti and Tibetan writer Go Sherab Gyatso , an emblematic of China’s long standing efforts to Uyghurs and Tibetans from their cultural identity and heritage through overwhelming levels of repression.
International Pen urges China to demonstrate its commitment to the advancement of human rights by releasing all those detained for exercise the right to freedom of expression,and to bring an immediate end to its culture repression of Uyghurs,Tibetans,and other ethnic minorities.
Thank you.
消息来源：
UN WEB TV, 26th Meeting – 56th Regular Session of Human Rights Council, https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1tt6njldu
