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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country "remain deeply concerned about PRC human rights violations", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. IMAGES
The US has expanded sanctions on Belarus along with Canada and European allies, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, "to hold the Lukashenko regime accountable for its ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms." SOUNDBITE
Xinjiang, Dec 21 (EFE).- The Chinese government held Monday a press conference in which it rejected complaints from Western countries about human rights abuses in the Chinese Xinjiang region.A group of countries, among them the United States, Germany, Japan, Spain and the UK have said to be gravely concerned about the internment in camps of as many as 1 million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities.(Camera: JAVIER TRIANA)SHOT LIST: A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD ON MONDAY AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN BEIJING BY JIAN XIAOYAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CHINA, XU GUIXIANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA IN XINJIAN, ELECT ANAYAT, XINJIANG GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON, OBULHASAN TURSUNNIYAZ, PREACHER AT THE JAMA MOSQUE IN HOTAN (XINJIANG, CHINA) AND PAZALIYA TURSON, WORKER FROM AKSU PREFECTURE (XINJIANG, CHINA).
The UN rights chief calls for the creation of a new "mechanism" tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority. SOUNDBITE
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