Anti-China protests held in cities across Europe on International Human Rights Day

Anti-China protests held in cities across Europe on International Human Rights Day

Geneva [Switzerland]: Several protests were held in a number of cities throughout Europe to condemn Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet.
Marking International Civil Rights Day on December 10, some 100 militants joined the objection rally to condemn China for breaching civils rights in the Dutch city of Amsterdam city. Thousands of activists that took part in the demos stood for the International Campaign for Tibet, Stichting Support Uyghurs company, the Netherlands for Hong Kong team, Congress of Southern Mongolia and the Tibet Support group in the Netherlands.
Former Dutch MP Harry van Bommel also joined the militants.
At the same time, an additional protest march was kept in Geneva from Palais Wilson to Broken Chair square. Slogans were increased free of charge Tibet as well as they contacted the UN to put in stress on China in this regard.
Around 200 individuals joined the rally. Objections were additionally kept in London, Toronto and various other major cities.
In a declaration, the US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns said that the USA continues to be deeply concerned over the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) failure to live up to its international commitments to safeguard civils rights as well as fundamental flexibilities ensured by the Universal Statement of Civil Rights.
“We call on the PRC to quit its continuous genocide as well as crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, its repressive plans in Tibet, its dismantling of the autonomy it assured for Hong Kong, its arbitrary apprehension of those who speak out in harmony, and also its international campaign of transnational repression,” he claimed in a statement.
Ambassador Burns said the USA will remain to support the right of peaceful protest, civil liberty, freedom of expression, flexibility of journalism, and the policy of regulation.

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