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Maffezzoli Giulietta - 14 aprile 1997

CANADA DECIDES AGAINST CO-SPONSORING HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON CHINA AT UN MEETING AND ANNOUNCES BILATERAL PACKAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES Published by World Tibet Network News - Wednesday - April 16, 1997

April 14, 1997 News Release No. 70

Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) Raymond Chan today stated on behalf of the Government of Canada that Canada would not co-sponsor a resolution on China's human rights situation at a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva.

"Canada remains very concerned about the state of human rights in China, particularly in the areas of religious freedoms and political dissent," said Mr. Axworthy. "The government has decided, in light of the significant weakening in consensus on the resolution among its traditional co-sponsors, that it no longer carries the same weight it has in past years. Under the circumstances, we concluded that Canada could have a greater influence on the state of human rights in China by pursuing and intensifying our promising bilateral measures."

Through intensified dialogue with the Chinese government, agreement was reached on the establishment and a meeting in the coming months of a joint Canada-China human rights committee, which will address all human rights issues including religious freedom. These commitments also included a broadened array of projects in legal reform and institution building, such as Canadian assistance to develop a legal aid system, more training of Chinese judges, work towards implementation of China's obligations under the UN Convention on Torture and co-operative work on minority affairs. The Chinese government has also made commitments to sign on to additional international covenants.

"Agreement with China on this package of bilateral co-operation is an important development in our relations. We are optimistic that this will lead to other opportunities for us to influence change in China's human rights practices," the Minister added. "Nevertheless, multilateral action continues to be an essential component of Canada's approach to human rights in its foreign policy."

Mr. Axworthy confirmed that the Canadian delegation to the UNCHR will vote against any no-action motion introduced by China.

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