HR 24-02: Resolution Condemning the Appointment of China to the United Nations Human... (Passed)

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A RESOLUTION
Condemning the appointment of China to the United Nations Human Rights Council

In the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives,

Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council plays a key role in picking the world's body human rights investigators — including global monitors on freedom of speech, health, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention;

Whereas members of the UNHRC panel will be able to influence the selection of at least 17 UN human rights mandate-holders over the next year, known as special procedures, who investigate, monitor, and publicly report on either specific country situations, or on thematic issues in all parts of the world, such as freedom of speech and religion;

Whereas the People's Republic of China routinely imposes draconian censorship and has forcibly disappeared citizens who express dissent like the executive Ren Zhiqiang, who called President Xi Jinping a ‘clown’ over the country's coronavirus response — as well as upwards of a 1 million Muslim Uyghur and minority group members;

Whereas the Chinese government is widely considered to commit gross and systematic violations of human rights affecting its 1.3 billion people, including human rights activists;

Resolved, that the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives—

(1) affirm the basic human rights of all peoples, including but not limited to the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of religion, and the right to work and education; and

(2) oppose and condemn the inclusion of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations Human Rights Council, which threatens to undermine the credibility of the UN’s highest human rights body and is liable to cast a shadow upon the United Nations as a whole.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

Sponsor: Thumb21
House Designation: HR 24-02

72 hours to debate.

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Another bill pulled from the Senate. I'd encourage representatives to start sponsoring some bills from the Senate-House queue because it is growing.

It is fairly straight forward, the appointment of China to an organisation meant to support human rights is a bad joke.

[cinyc]

I'll read the text in more detail tonight, but it seems fine to me.

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

Fully agree with this resolution.

[RC (a la Frémont)]

Yeah, this is good.

[Elcaspar]

Nothing to disagree with in the resolution. Also if no one else objects i will call for a motion to vote on this bill.

[cinyc]

Nothing to disagree with in the resolution. Also if no one else objects i will call for a motion to vote on this bill.

I object to an immediate vote. We should have at least 24 hours to finely look over the text.

[OSR stands with Israel]

No objections to bill

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Unless someone has issues, I'll open a vote tomorrow. Allows a bit of time for people to think or read.

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Final vote

72 hours

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[Elcaspar]

Aye

[cinyc]

Aye

[thumb21]

Aye

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[RC (a la Frémont)]

Aye

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Passed

7-0-0-2

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A RESOLUTION
Condemning the appointment of China to the United Nations Human Rights Council

In the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives,

Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council plays a key role in picking the world's body human rights investigators — including global monitors on freedom of speech, health, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention;

Whereas members of the UNHRC panel will be able to influence the selection of at least 17 UN human rights mandate-holders over the next year, known as special procedures, who investigate, monitor, and publicly report on either specific country situations, or on thematic issues in all parts of the world, such as freedom of speech and religion;

Whereas the People's Republic of China routinely imposes draconian censorship and has forcibly disappeared citizens who express dissent like the executive Ren Zhiqiang, who called President Xi Jinping a ‘clown’ over the country's coronavirus response — as well as upwards of a 1 million Muslim Uyghur and minority group members;

Whereas the Chinese government is widely considered to commit gross and systematic violations of human rights affecting its 1.3 billion people, including human rights activists;

Resolved, that the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives—

(1) affirm the basic human rights of all peoples, including but not limited to the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of religion, and the right to work and education; and

(2) oppose and condemn the inclusion of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations Human Rights Council, which threatens to undermine the credibility of the UN’s highest human rights body and is liable to cast a shadow upon the United Nations as a whole.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

House of Representatives
Passed the House of Representatives 7-0-0-2