Submission to the CERD review of China

Human Rights Watch would like to express its appreciation to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the “Committee”) for this opportunity to provide it with information on the compliance of China with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). This memo is based on Human Rights Watch research in the ethnic minority regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, where the ethnic minority populations are systematically discriminated against by the government of China. All points stem from China’s obligations under ICERD Article…

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