SMHRIC |
December 4, 2023 |
New York |
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SMHRIC statement made
at the 16th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues (SMHRIC
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SMHRIC statement made
at the 16th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues (SMHRIC
- 20231201)
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Response from the
Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations (Chinese) (SMHRIC -
20231201)
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Response from the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations (English) (SMHRIC - 20231201) |
The following are two statements made by the SMHRIC Director Enghebatu Togochog before the 16th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues on November 30 and December 1, 2023 respectively, and the Chinese government delegation's response:
SMHRIC statement made on November 30, 2023:
Hundreds of thousands of Mongolians were purged and persecuted in the so-called “Anti-National Rightist Movement” in the 1950s; From the 1960s through the 1970s, more than 100,000 Mongolians were tortured to death as national separatists. Half million were imprisoned and sent to labor camps.
Following this textbook example of genocide campaign, the Government of China has implemented a systematic erasure of Mongolian traditional way of life. Two sets of policies were particularly hostile toward the nomadic way of life. They are the policies of “Ecological Migration” and “Livestock Grazing Ban”. Mongolian nomads are blamed for the environmental degradation and forced to move off their land and resettle in urban and agricultural areas to give up their traditional way of life.
According to the Chinese State Council, by the end of 2015, China had already resettled her remaining 1.2 million nomads. This means, 8 years ago, China had officially put to an end to the millennia-old nomadic civilization within its borders.
“National autonomy” was never materialized; political rights were taken away; traditional way of life is wiped out. What is being targeted now is the language: the last defense of Mongolian national identity. This September, the Government of China officially banned Mongolian language in all schools and public life.
Madam Chair, this is a systematic destruction of a people; this is a genocide par excellence. China must respects international human rights conventions and its own constitution.
Thank you, Madam Chair!
主席女士,中方想行使这个答辩权。
English version (translation by SMHRIC):
Madam Chair, the Chinese delegation would like to exercise the right to answer. The forum aims to provide a platform to discuss issues pertaining to minority groups and social harmony. Regretfully, some anti-China separatist forces are abusing this forum, insisting on distorting facts, spreading lies and rumors under the pretext of human rights, using Tibetan, Xinjiang and Mongolian issues, smearing China in an attempt to create separation and chaos. This is a serious violation of the United Nations charter and regulations, showing their malicious intent and political motivation toward China. The Chinese delegation expresses its strong protest against this, urges the relevant organizations to stop disrupting the discussion of minority related issues at this multilateral platform motivated by their self-interest, and demands practical actions to promote and protect human rights. Thank you, Madam Chair!