OTS - Society for Threatened Peoples: Criticism of the growing influence of authoritarian state / Consultative status of human rights group under fire at the United Nations
2018. May 31. 11:19
Göttingen/Bozen, 31 May, 2018 (APA/OTS) - The Society for
Threatened Peoples (STP) has warned against restricting the freedom
of independent non-governmental organizations at the United Nations
(UN). "The influence of authoritarian states in the world
organization continues to grow. Non-governmental organizations must
not be silenced just because they draw attention to serious human
rights violations," said STP's director Ulrich Delius. China had
previously tried to withdraw the NGO status of the human rights
organization because of an alleged violation of UN rules. After
protests by democratic states, China finally withdrew its
application yesterday at a meeting of the UN's NGO committee in New
York.
"We have been committed to support persecuted minorities and
nationalities at the UN for 25 years. If voices like ours are no
longer heard, the UN loses its credibility", said the president of
STP International, Wolfgang Mayr from South Tyrol.
China had considered the accreditation of the long-time Uighur
STP member Dolkun Isa at a UN conference in April as a violation of
UN rules and called the human rights activist from Munich a
"terrorist." This view was opposed in the NGO Committee. "Dolkun
Isa is a German citizen and one of the most important voices of the
Uighurs who face serious human rights violations. Such voices must
not be silenced," Delius said.
STP called for an international discussion on the growing
influence of authoritarian states at the UN. "NGOs need more
support from democratic states so that it continues to be possible
to address human rights violations openly at the UN", Mayr
explained. "More and more states are intimidating NGOs and refusing
to accept any criticism," Delius warned.
Contact: Ulrich Delius +49(0)160.95671403
Wolfgang Mayr +39.0471.974422
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