{"id":5689,"date":"2015-09-28T00:27:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T04:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=5689"},"modified":"2015-09-27T00:27:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T04:27:38","slug":"rights-groups-criticize-xi-participation-in-un-womens-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/rights-groups-criticize-xi-participation-in-un-womens-summit","title":{"rendered":"Rights Groups Criticize Xi Participation in UN Women’s Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A63136D0-8DF5-4CA3-98B6-0DDDD9773841_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy5_cw0\"<\/a>Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, attends the Sustainable Development Summit 2015, Sept. 26, 2015 at United Nations headquarters.
\nSaibal Dasgupta, William Ide<\/p>\n

Last updated on: September 26, 2015 8:03 AM<\/p>\n

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday addresses a United Nations conference on gender equality, an event which has drawn criticism because of his government\u2019s policies that have been called the worst crackdown on rights in decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not optimistic this kind of involvement by China\u2019s top leader would bring changes for women activists on the ground,\u201d said Frances Eve, a Hong Kong-based researcher with China Human Rights Defenders, an NGO. \u201cThe Chinese government takes no responsibility for imprisonment of activists expressing their distress at the condition of women in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March, Chinese authorities detained five women who had staged a demonstration ahead of International Women\u2019s Day, protesting sexual harassment on public transportation. They have since been released, but say they could still face charges.<\/p>\n

Rights group Amnesty International says that since President Xi came to power in late 2012, authorities have carried out \u201cunprecedented attacks on civil society,\u201d curbing freedom of expression, detaining lawyers and other rights activists.<\/p>\n

Chinese authorities say the country\u2019s record on women\u2019s rights is clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as you don’t wear [rose] colored glasses and have an objective view, you will reach a fair conclusion about the important achievements women have made in China,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei recently said.<\/p>\n

China’s tool<\/p>\n

Analysts say Beijing is likely trying to enhance its prestige in the area of human rights and could be setting the stage for exporting government-funded non-government organizations across the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cInternationalizing China\u2019s NGO’s can facilitate a better understanding of the laws, policies, culture, communities and religion of different countries,\u201d said Huang Haoming, executive director of government-backed China Association for NGO Cooperation, in a recent article.<\/p>\n

Huang also wrote that the process of internationalizing Chinese NGO’s \u201ccontributes to national diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having officially-backed NGO’s in different parts of the world would enhance China\u2019s political influence, analysts said.<\/p>\n

Eve, researcher at CHRD, also questioned the United Nations’ decision to become a co-host in the conference, giving the impression that it approves of the reprisals on women activists in China.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a slap on the face of women activists, who were detained to have their voices heard by the United Nations and the outside world,\u201d she said. Such a move might prove to be discouraging for bold activists who take great risks to speak for the distress of unprivileged women.\u201d
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