File photo: Outside the United Nations headquarters in New York (September 24, 2025).
[People News] The United States and 15 other United Nations member states issued a joint statement expressing they are “deeply concerned about the serious human rights violations continuing to occur in China.”
According to Voice of America, on November 21, the 15 countries issued the joint statement at the UN General Assembly’s Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (Third Committee), which reviews human rights issues. The statement said: “Credible reports indicate the ongoing use of arbitrary detention, forced labor, illegal or arbitrary use of mass surveillance, and restrictions on religious and cultural expression in China.”
The statement also noted: “Ethnic and religious minority groups—particularly Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, Christians, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners—have experienced targeted repression, including separating children from families by sending them to boarding schools, torture, and destruction of cultural heritage.”
The statement continued: “We are also concerned about the continued erosion of civil liberties and the rule of law long enjoyed in Hong Kong, as well as the issuance of arrest warrants and bounties for individuals outside Hong Kong for exercising freedom of expression.”
It further stated: “Both online and offline, state censorship and surveillance are used to control information, restrict public discourse, and punish those who challenge official narratives. Crackdowns on journalists, human rights defenders, and lawyers, as well as transnational repression, further illustrate an atmosphere of fear designed to silence criticism. These actions erode trust and run counter to the fundamental principles that sustain global stability and human progress.”
The 15 countries called on China (the CCP) to “release all individuals unjustly detained merely for exercising human rights and fundamental freedoms,” and urged China (the CCP) to “fully comply with its obligations under international law.”
The joint statement also “urges all member states to take action through the United Nations to call on China (the CCP) to address the well-documented human rights violations and advance meaningful accountability.”
The 15 countries signing the joint statement expressing deep concern over China’s human rights situation are: Albania, Australia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Palau, Paraguay, San Marino, Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
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