Countries that care about human rights should oppose China’s tabled resolution when the Council resumes in mid-June. This article was first published with Sinopsis (5/28/2020): https://sinopsis.cz/en/worden-win-win/ Introduction Before the Human Rights Council (HRC) suspended its 43rd session due to Covid-19 on March 13, 2020, the PRC had tabled its second resolution on ‘promoting mutually beneficial cooperation … Continue reading China’s win-win at the UN Human Rights Council: Just not for human rights (May 2020)
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Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China
This co-authored opinion piece (with Rob Berchinski) for Just Security originally appeared here (3/23/20): https://www.justsecurity.org/69323/pompeos-commission-on-unalienable-rights-looks-to-be-a-win-win-for-china/ by Rob Berschinski and Andréa WordenMarch 23, 2020 Having now likely ended its series of public hearings, the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights largely confirmed the concerns of hundreds of human rights organizations, former government officials, advocates, and scholars who recommended in July 2019 that … Continue reading Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China
With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework
April 9, 2018 This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/04/09/with-its-latest-human-rights-council-resolution-china-continues-its-assault-on-the-un-human-rights-framework/ Andréa Worden, 4/9/2018 Xi Jinping addressing the UN General assembly in 2015. During the past year, China, supported by authoritarian allies like Russia, Turkey and Egypt, has taken an increasingly aggressive anti-human rights posture at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) … Continue reading With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework
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