How China is rewriting human rights norms


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Since president Xi Jinping came to power, China’s increasing use of repressive domestic policies, from Xinjiang to Hong Kong, has been a growing source of concern for UN experts who took notice of the second world power’s disregard for human rights. Helen James / swissinfo.ch read aloud pause X Beijing wants to promote its own vision of human rights and bend the UN system to suit its authoritarian regime. The struggle is taking place in the meeting rooms of the United Nations Palais des Nations in Geneva. This content was published on September 29, 2023 - 09:00 In February, during...