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Global Coalition Calls for Greater Scrutiny of China on Rights

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - A global coalition of 321 civil society groups from 60
   countries is calling for China to face greater scrutiny for its alleged
   systemic and serious human rights violations. The coalition plans to
   demand an end to China's impunity at the U.N. Human Rights Council,
   during the council's upcoming session next week.

   The group sent an open letter to the U.N. Secretary General and U.N.
   High Commissioner for Human Rights raising its concerns about China's
   human rights record. The signatories stress the need to address what
   they call rampant human rights violations across China, including in
   Hong Kong, Tibet, and the northwestern province of Xinjiang.

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