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UK's Raab Calls on China to Allow UN to Xinjiang After Beijing Sanctions British Officials
UK's Raab Calls on China to Allow UN to Xinjiang After Beijing Sanctions British Officials
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Friday called on the Chinese government to allow United Nations human rights officials to visit... 26.03.2021, Sputnik International
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UK's Raab Calls on China to Allow UN to Xinjiang After Beijing Sanctions British Officials
08:31 GMT 26.03.2021 (Updated: 15:12 GMT 28.05.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Friday called on the Chinese government to allow United Nations human rights officials to visit Xinjiang after Beijing imposed reciprocal sanctions on nine UK citizens and four entities over the situation in the western Chinese region.
"It speaks volumes that, while the UK joins the international community in sanctioning those responsible for human rights abuses, the Chinese government sanctions its critics. If Beijing want to credibly rebut claims of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, it should allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights full access to verify the truth", Raab said in a statement.
On Monday, the United Kingdom, European Union, United States, and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials over alleged human rights violations in the Xinjiang region.
China responded by issuing sanctions against 10 EU officials on Monday, and five UK members of parliament, two members of the House of Lords, an academic, a lawyer, and four UK entities were hit with sanctions on Friday morning.
