{"id":4467,"date":"2018-11-15T17:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2018\/11\/15\/china-says-ambassadors-concerned-over-muslim-re-education-camps-should-not-interfere\/"},"modified":"2018-11-15T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:24:04","slug":"china-says-ambassadors-concerned-over-muslim-re-education-camps-should-not-interfere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/china-says-ambassadors-concerned-over-muslim-re-education-camps-should-not-interfere\/","title":{"rendered":"China says ambassadors concerned over Muslim re-education camps should not ‘interfere’"},"content":{"rendered":"

China<\/a> has said 15 foreign ambassadors who issued a letter expressing their concern about the incarceration of as many as one million Uighurs<\/a> and other Muslims<\/a> in <\/span>reeducation<\/span> camps should not \u201cinterfere in the internal affairs of other countries\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group of ambassadors, reportedly spearheaded by Canada, sought a meeting with the top official in the Xinjiang<\/a> region for an explanation of alleged rights abuses against the Muslim minorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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China\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said it would be \u201cproblematic\u201d if the diplomats were attempting to put pressure on local authorities in the northwestern region. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Ms<\/span> Hua said the letter violated the terms of the Vienna Convention governing diplomatic relations and the ambassadors should not \u201cinterfere in the internal affairs of other countries\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She said the letter was based on hearsay, despite widely distributed reports from detainees, relatives and officials documenting the sweeping and seemingly arbitrary detentions.\u201cAs ambassadors, they are supposed to play positive roles in promoting mutual understanding, mutual trust<\/span>and<\/span> cooperation … rather than making unreasonable requests to the countries where they are based,\u201d <\/span>Ms<\/span> Hua said.<\/span><\/p>\n