"It is a politically-motivated event," China's UN mission wrote in the note, dated Thursday. "They are obsessed with provoking confrontation with China," the note said, adding that "the provocative event can only lead to more confrontation." The ambassadors of the United States, Germany and Britain are due to address the virtual UN event on Wednesday, along with Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth and Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard. The aim of the event is to "discuss how the UN system, member states and civil society can support and advocate for the human rights of members of ethnic Turkic communities in Xinjiang," according to an invitation. Western states and rights groups have accused authorities in Xinjiang of detaining and torturing Uyghurs in camps, which the United States has described as genocide.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2021 22:52 UTC