May 28, 2022
HRIC statement on the end-of-mission statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the conclusion of her visit to China.
Surely, in this time of human rights crisis in China, the High Commissioner’s visit cannot just be a listening and sharing of concerns exercise. . . . The urgent need for concrete measures to promote rights progress demands more than the ‘outcomes’ announced: the creation of yet more ‘engagement’ exercises that lack benchmarks, accountability, and inclusion of meaningful civil society participation.
