A joint statement was issued at the UN conference on the violence in East Turkistan

On October 18, a joint statement was issued at the United Nations conference on the human rights violations committed by China in East Turkistan. The representative of Turkey also talked about protecting the rights of Uyghurs.
The joint statement was signed by 51 countries headed by the UK, and James Kariuki, the UK's representative to the UN, read the joint statement on human rights violations in East Turkistan at the 26th meeting of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on October 18.
The statement said that an investigation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and independent and authoritative researchers found evidence of arbitrary mass detention, repression and systematic surveillance of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in East Turkistan.
The statement also published reports of China's ban on legitimate cultural and religious activities in East Turkistan, including the destruction of religious sites, arbitrary detention, torture, ill-treatment of people, including forced abortions and forced sterilizations, disappearances without a trace, and separation of family members. It was emphasized that he was committing crimes such as separation and forced labor.
The statement also noted that experts and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called China's actions in East Turkistan "a crime against humanity" and called on China to stop violating human rights in East Turkistan.
The signatories to this declaration are: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Karabagh, Nauru, Netherlands, North Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Marshall Islands, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuvalu, Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom.
The representative of Turkey also spoke at the meeting and stated Turkey's position on many international issues, such as the Ukraine war, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and also discussed East Turkistan. In his speech, he emphasized that protecting the rights and freedoms of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in East Turkistan is an important issue based on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and Turkey will continue to make efforts in this regard.
At the 27th meeting of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly held on the same day, the representative of China claimed that the ethnic groups such as the Uyghurs in East Turkistan were living peacefully, and enjoying their rights. .he ended up repeating his stereotyped statements.