{"id":373,"date":"2019-05-06T02:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yuzb.net\/en\/?p=373"},"modified":"2019-05-06T02:15:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T17:15:04","slug":"un-chief-silent-on-uighur-plight-in-visit-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yuzb.net\/en\/2019\/05\/06\/un-chief-silent-on-uighur-plight-in-visit-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief silent on Uighur plight in visit to China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/04\/china-human-rights-chief-silent-uighur-plight-190427132639905.html\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/04\/china-human-rights-chief-silent-uighur-plight-190427132639905.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonio Guterres did not mention the Uighur community during his speech at summit marking China&#8217;s Belt and Road initiative.27 Apr 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/665003303001\/4k5gFJHRe_default\/index.html?videoId=6030599630001&amp;usrPersonaAds=false\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE ON&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/regions\/asia-pacific.html\">ASIA PACIFIC<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/05\/south-koreas-buddhist-celebrations-give-hope-peace-190505105839632.html\">South Korea&#8217;s Buddhist celebrations give hope for peace<\/a>today<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/05\/kim-jong-oversees-multiple-missile-tests-state-media-190505074832250.html\">Kim Jong Un oversees multiple missile tests: State media<\/a>today<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/05\/thailand-king-vajiralongkorn-crowned-divine-monarch-190504051742059.html\">Thailand&#8217;s King Vajiralongkorn crowned as divine monarch<\/a>yesterday<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/05\/ten-million-north-koreans-suffering-severe-food-shortages-190503152328956.html\">Ten million North Koreans suffering severe food shortages: UN<\/a>yesterday<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/categories\/human_rights.html\">Human rights<\/a>&nbsp;activists are unhappy about a visit to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/china.html\">China<\/a>&nbsp;by the head of the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Secretary-General&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/antonio-guterres.html\">Antonio Guterres<\/a>&nbsp;has been accused of ignoring what activists say is the persecution of the Uighur Muslim minority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guterres is currently in Beijing for a summit marking China&#8217;s Belt and Road initiative, an ambitious global network of infrastructure and trading projects all linked to China, something that in itself is controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made a public speech in China, with no mention of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/subjects\/uighur.html\">Uighur<\/a>&nbsp;community in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a glaring omission, according to human rights groups who claim that as many as one million Uighurs could be held in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Jazeera&#8217;s James Bays reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/04\/china-human-rights-chief-silent-uighur-plight-190427132639905.html Antonio Guterres did not mention the Uighur community during his speech at summit marking China&#8217;s Belt and Road initiative.27 Apr 2019 MORE ON&nbsp;ASIA PACIFIC &hellip; 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