新疆の人権状況「深刻な懸念」　日米欧など声明、中国と応酬

　【ベルリン時事】２２日にオンラインで開かれた国連人権理事会で、日本や米国、欧州など４０カ国超が、中国・新疆ウイグル自治区の人権状況について「深刻な懸念を抱いている」との共同声明を発表した。一方で中国側は、声明を代表して読み上げたカナダの人権侵害を調査すべきだと訴え、批判の応酬となった。
　声明は「信頼できる報告によれば、新疆では１００万人超が恣意（しい）的に拘束され、ウイグルやその他少数民族を標的にした監視が広がっている」などと指摘。拷問や強制不妊手術、性的暴行、子供を親から引き離すなどの報告もあるとした。（2021/06/23-05:27）

More than 40 countries, at an online meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council Tuesday, issued a joint statement saying that they are "gravely concerned" about the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region.
   The statement was read out at the meeting by Leslie Norton, permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations, on behalf of the participating countries, including Japan, the United States and Britain.
   "Credible reports indicate that over a million people have been arbitrarily detained in Xinjiang and that there is widespread surveillance disproportionately targeting Uighurs and members of other minorities," the statement said.
   In addition, the statement noted, "There are also reports of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, forced sterilization, sexual and gender-based violence and forced separation of children from their parents by authorities."
   The countries then urged China to allow "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access to Xinjiang" for independent observers, including U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. They also expressed deep concerns about the human rights situations in Hong Kong and Tibet.