- When will China make court records public regarding individuals who are detained in camps and imprisoned in Xinjiang?
- Since 2019, when the issue of forced population control in Xinjiang became prominent, China has suppressed data from Xinjiang on birth rates, sterilizations, and incarcerations, among other topics, which have been publicly available for decades and remain available for nearly all other Chinese provinces. Similar data are commonly available in other countries. Given the government’s previous publication of this data, this removal appears intended to hide China’s genocide and crimes against humanity against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang. Will China restore the publication of this data for Xinjiang, including by prefecture?
- What is the location and status of the following non-exhaustive list of individuals? We have raised these cases, including in the State Department’s 2022 Human Rights Report and in public statements: Yang Maodong (pen name Guo Feixiong); Uyghur scholars Ilham Tohti, Rahile Dawut, and Hushtar Isa; retired Uyghur medical doctor Gulshan Abbas; Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat; Tibetan Buddhist monk Go Sherab Gyatso; Tibetan Dorje Tashi; activists Wang Bingzhang, Chen Jianfang, and Huang Qi; pastors Zhang Shaojie and Wang Yi; Falun Gong practitioner Bian Lichao; Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai Thaddeus Ma Daqin; rights lawyers Xia Lin, Gao Zhisheng, Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, Tang Jitian, Chang Weiping, and Li Yuhan; blogger Wu Gan; citizen journalist Zhang Zhan; Shanghai labor activist Jiang Cunde; and The 11th Panchen Lama Gendhun Choekyi Nyima.
- When and how are individuals notified that the government of China prohibits them from leaving the country? Do such individuals have a defined process to challenge such a prohibition or “exit ban?” Will the government allow persons who require immediate medical attention outside of China to depart the country?
- What are China’s plans to cease human rights abuses, including unjust detentions, forced labor, harassment, and reprisals, against human rights defenders, journalists, members of civil society organizations, activists, lawyers, and their family members throughout the country, including in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong – as called for by reports of the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention?
- Will China state publicly and unequivocally that it will not interfere with Tibetans’ ability to choose their religious and spiritual leaders, including the next Dalai Lama?
- Will China cease the abuse of counter-terrorism and so-called “de-extremification” laws to repress individuals for expressing their beliefs and cultural identity – including Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongolians, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups – as called for by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2022), UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2018), and UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (2023)?
- China and Hong Kong authorities’ transnational repression (TNR) efforts, – efforts to reach outside their borders to coerce, harass, intimidate, or censor human rights defenders, journalists, and others – are a direct affront to state sovereignty, fundamental freedoms, human rights, and democracy. TNR threatens the rules-based international order, undermines global security, and is incompatible with respect for human dignity. How does China, including Hong Kong, justify these actions, which undermine the human rights of persons abroad as well as in China?
- Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) does not apply in the United States, nor does it apply to persons on U.S. soil. What is Hong Kong’s justification for violating its commitments under the ICCPR and the Basic Law of Hong Kong and violating other states’ sovereignty by issuing cash rewards that unjustly target 13 human rights advocates who reside outside of Hong Kong, including a U.S. citizen, pursuant to attempts to apply its NSL extraterritorially?
- Will Hong Kong cease repressing the freedoms of speech and expression, such as in the politically motivated application of the NSL and sedition law to prosecute Chow Hang-Tung, Jimmy Lai, and 47 others?
- To respect ICCPR obligations in Hong Kong, will China and Hong Kong cease implementation of the NSL and sedition law, seek the repeal of these laws, and offer the public meaningful consultation on security legislation, while restoring voting rights and the right to run for office?
- What specific actions has China taken to implement the recommendation it accepted in the 3rd UPR cycle (2017-2022) to adopt national legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity?
- The targeting of Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, for the prevention of births through forced birth control, involuntary sterilization, and forced abortion, and the removal of children from their families and placing them in state-run boarding schools indicate acts of genocide. Calls for action by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2022) and the OHCHR (2022) highlight these acts as well. We are also concerned about cultural and religious repression and child separation policies in Tibet. In the next UPR Cycle, how will China work to uphold its obligations under the Genocide Convention to prevent and punish acts of genocide, and prevent and respond to instances of gender-based violence against women, particularly those who are members of ethnic and religious minority groups, under its Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and CERD obligations?
- Development projects in Tibet that damage ecosystems and degrade natural resources and water security, and that result in the forcible relocation and resettlement of members of nomadic populations, affect these persons’ economic, social, and cultural rights under ICESCR and protections against discrimination under CERD. Will China stop these destructive actions and ensure genuine inclusion and participation by local communities for sustainable development, including in UNESCO heritage areas?
- Multiple UN human rights mechanisms have issued key findings, concerns, and recommendations, including the UN Human Rights Committee (2022), on the implementation of the ICCPR in Hong Kong and Macao; the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (2023); the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (2023); the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2023) for China, including Hong Kong and Macao; and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, regarding forced labor of Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report on Xinjiang (2022) and numerous UN special procedures mechanisms have raised concerns about human rights abuses across China. Will the governments of China, Hong Kong, and Macao accept the recommendations made by these mechanisms and, if so, what is the timeline for implementation? Will China provide unhindered access to Xinjiang and Tibet as requested by UN agencies and mandate holders?
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