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2022年10月31日
 
联合国大会第三委员会五十国关于中国新疆人权状况的联合声明
 
以下为阿尔巴尼亚、安道尔、澳大利亚、奥地利、比利时、伯利兹、保加利亚、加拿大、捷克共和国、克罗地亚、丹麦、爱沙尼亚、斯瓦蒂尼(又译埃斯瓦蒂尼，前斯威士兰)、芬兰、法国、德国、危地马拉、冰岛、爱尔兰、以色列、意大利、日本、拉脱维亚、利比里亚、列支敦士登、立陶宛、卢森堡、马绍尔群岛、摩纳哥、黑山、瑙鲁、荷兰、新西兰、北马其顿共和国、挪威、帕劳、波兰、葡萄牙、罗马尼亚、圣马力诺、斯洛伐克、斯洛文尼亚、索马里、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士、土耳其、乌克兰、英国和美国共同签署的联合声明。
 
我们对中华人民共和国的人权状况深为关切，特别是目前在新疆的维吾尔人和其他以穆斯林为主的少数群体遭受的人权侵犯。
 
近期发布的联合国人权高专办(OHCHR) 对中华人民共和国新疆维吾尔自治区人权关切的评估公正客观地证实了上述关切。评估认为，对维吾尔人和其他以穆斯林为主的少数群体的任意和歧视性拘押的严重程度“或构成国际犯罪，特别是危害人类罪。”
 
这份独立、权威的报告大量基于中方自己的资料，是对中国严重、系统性践踏人权的现有证据的重要补充。其中包括相关证据，证明存在大规模基于宗教和民族的任意拘押和侵入性监控的系统性使用；对合法文化和宗教行为、身份和表达的严重和不当限制，包括有报告显示对清真寺、圣地和墓地的毁坏；酷刑、虐待以及性暴力和基于性别的暴力，包括强迫堕胎和绝育；强制的失踪和家庭分离；以及强迫劳动。这种严重和系统性的侵犯人权行为不能以反恐为由来解释。
 
鉴于联合国人权高专办评估结果的严重性，我们对于中国迄今拒绝讨论评估结果感到关切。在此背景下，我们敦促中国政府履行其国际人权义务，并全面执行联合国人权高专办评估报告的建议，包括迅速采取措施释放在新疆被任意剥夺自由的所有个人、紧急澄清失踪家庭成员的遭遇和下落，以及为安全地接触和团聚提供便利。
 
我们相信，着手应对侵犯人权行为，展开有意义的对话，以及作为伙伴共同努力，是让社会更具包容性、其中所有人都能充分享有其人权的基础。我们鼓励所有人采取这种做法。

United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseOctober 31, 2022
 
Joint Statement on Behalf of 50 countries in the UN General Assembly Third Committee on the Human Rights Situation in Xinjiang, China
 
The following is a joint statement on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
We are gravely concerned about the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, especially the ongoing human rights violations of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
The release of the recent UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, corroborates these concerns in an impartial and objective manner. The assessment finds that the scale of the arbitrary and discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang “may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity”.
As an independent, authoritative assessment that relies extensively on China’s own records, it makes an important contribution to the existing evidence of serious and systematic human rights violations in China. This includes evidence of large-scale arbitrary detention and systematic use of invasive surveillance on the basis of religion and ethnicity; severe and undue restrictions to legitimate cultural and religious practices, identity and expression, including reports of destruction of mosques, shrines and cemeteries; torture, ill-treatment and sexual and gender-based violence, including forced abortion and sterilization; enforced disappearances and family separations; and forced labor. Such severe and systematic violations of human rights cannot be justified on the basis of counterterrorism.
In view of the gravity of the OHCHR assessment, we are concerned that China has so far refused to discuss its findings. In that context, we urge the Government of China to uphold its international human rights obligations and to fully implement the recommendations of the OHCHR assessment. This includes taking prompt steps to release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in Xinjiang, and to urgently clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing family members and facilitate safe contact and reunion.
We believe that addressing human rights violations, engaging in meaningful dialogue, and working together as partners are foundational to creating more inclusive societies where all can fully enjoy their human rights. We encourage all to adopt this approach.
 
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