Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China

When the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Special Procedures, and dozens of states urged China to comply with international human rights standards, China contended that they were “improper remarks” that “grossly interfered” with China’s sovereignty.

A state that tries to hold itself above any kind of scrutiny presents a fundamental threat to human rights.

UN Social Media Posts Removed in China After Backlash

William Ide  |  Voice of America BEIJING — A massive backlash on social media in China has apparently led the United Nations to take down two Lunar New Year posts on refugees and poverty from their Chinese Weibo social media site. The microblog messages appeared to be aimed at boosting awareness, but many took the posts […]