Corrupt UN body rejects discussion on China human rights abuses: 'Failed the test to uphold its core mission'

Human Rights Council includes potential abusers such as Venezuela and Qatar

Corrupt UN body rejects discussion on China human rights abuses: 'Failed the test to uphold its core mission' 2022-09-12T080140Z_313194978_RC2JFW9MS2ZS_RTRMADP_3_UN-RIGHTS

Corrupt UN body rejects discussion on China human rights abuses: 'Failed the test to uphold its core mission' 2022-09-12T080140Z_313194978_RC2JFW9MS2ZS_RTRMADP_3_UN-RIGHTS

China's ambassador to the United Nations, Chen Xu, attends the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sept. 12, 2022

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday voted against debating potential human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region against the Uyghur population.

"We are disappointed that, by a narrow margin, the Council was unable to agree to hold a discussion about serious human rights concerns raised in the recent independent assessment by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that is part of a growing body of expressed concerns by credible sources," Ambassador Michele Taylor, U.S. permanent representative to the UNHRC and co-sponsor on the motion, wrote in a statement following the vote.

"No country should be immune from a discussion at the Council," she continued. "We will continue to work closely with our partners to seek justice and accountability for victims of human rights abuses and violations, including the Uyghurs in Xinjiang."

Richard Goldberg, former National Security Council official and director of the international organizations program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, urged Congress to take action that will keep the U.S. from involving itself with organizations that "legitimizes human rights abusers."

"The Biden administration reversed U.S. policy and rejoined the U.N. Human Rights Council, arguing it could reform the council from within," Goldberg told Fox News Digital. "Instead, we now see the folly of that decision — failing to even win a vote to debate a genocide in Xinjiang while the council's open-ended antisemitic commission of inquiry into Israel proceeds apace."

"It's time for Congress to consider legislation prohibiting U.S. membership in a council that legitimizes human rights abusers and fuels antisemitism," he added.

The UNHRC released a report at the end of August in which it detailed concerns regarding China’s detention of the Uyghur population, recommending that the government "take prompt steps to release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)" and "clarifies the whereabouts of individuals whose families have been seeking information about their loved ones," among other measures.

But the 48-member council ended up rejecting a motion tabled by the U.S. and Norway, and backed by the United Kingdom and Canada, with 19 against, 17 for and 11 abstentions. The most notable rejections include Venezuela, Cuba and Indonesia, while Brazil, India, Mexico and Ukraine were notable abstentions.

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Corrupt UN body rejects discussion on China human rights abuses: 'Failed the test to uphold its core mission'

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