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High
Commissioner s Global Update
Statement by Michelle
Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
26
February 2021
Distinguished President,
I welcome
you as a proud representative of the Pacific, recognising
the unique contribution of the Pacific and small island
states to this Council
Excellencies,
Colleagues
and friends,
The leaders of countries are called to
make many difficult decisions in the turbulence of today s
events. To address the multiple challenges of COVID-19, in
terms of health policies; sudden economic crises and
financial shortfalls; and the rising distress of people from
every walk of life is an immense and challenging task. I am
convinced, by my own experience and the lessons of history,
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Harrowing reports of the treatment of Uyghurs held in China’s internment camps in Xinjiang continue to surface. As more information has emerged over the past several years, states, particularly in the West, have publicly condemned Beijing’s actions, with some kickstarting a panoply of initiatives intended to hold Chinese authorities accountable.
Most recently, Canada’s House of Commons overwhelmingly voted to declare China’s treatment of the Muslim minority – including forced detention in camps and forced sterilizations – as genocide. The motion passed 266 to 0 with the support of all opposition parties. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the majority of his cabinet members abstained, the vote was symbolically significant. It makes Canada the second country after the United States to label China’s actions as genocide.