Rights Groups Say U.S.--China Talks Not Enough
- 13 years ago
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The United States and the Chinese regime ended their latest round of human rights talks on Thursday in Beijing. Rights groups have long accused the dialogues as ineffective. They say there needs to be more than just talk to make the Chinese regime accountable for its rights abuses.
Rights groups have weighed in on the latest human rights dialogue between the United States and the Chinese regime. The two-day talks ended on Thursday. The U.S. envoy accused the regime of "serious backsliding" on human rights in recent months.
For many rights commentators, the most alarming trend is the spate of forced disappearances of lawyers and activists. Many have been missing since February after being taken by police.
[Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch Asia Director]:
"I think the most urgent issue to deal with, frankly, is enforced disappearances. This is a form of detention that takes place wholly outside any legal process, even the legal process as politicized as China's is. So I think the first task for the Chinese government is to release all of the people who have been detained since February immediately, and unconditionally."
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner led the U.S envoy in the latest round of talks. He says the Chinese regime admitted people have disappeared in past months, but would not provide details on individual cases.
Rights groups have long doubted the effectiveness of talking to the Chinese regime about human rights.
Human Rights Watch's Sophie Richardson believes there needs to be more than just dialogue to improve the rights situation in China.
The United States and the Chinese regime ended their latest round of human rights talks on Thursday in Beijing. Rights groups have long accused the dialogues as ineffective. They say there needs to be more than just talk to make the Chinese regime accountable for its rights abuses.
Rights groups have weighed in on the latest human rights dialogue between the United States and the Chinese regime. The two-day talks ended on Thursday. The U.S. envoy accused the regime of "serious backsliding" on human rights in recent months.
For many rights commentators, the most alarming trend is the spate of forced disappearances of lawyers and activists. Many have been missing since February after being taken by police.
[Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch Asia Director]:
"I think the most urgent issue to deal with, frankly, is enforced disappearances. This is a form of detention that takes place wholly outside any legal process, even the legal process as politicized as China's is. So I think the first task for the Chinese government is to release all of the people who have been detained since February immediately, and unconditionally."
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner led the U.S envoy in the latest round of talks. He says the Chinese regime admitted people have disappeared in past months, but would not provide details on individual cases.
Rights groups have long doubted the effectiveness of talking to the Chinese regime about human rights.
Human Rights Watch's Sophie Richardson believes there needs to be more than just dialogue to improve the rights situation in China.