Submission to 43nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Introduction

CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) is a human rights organisation specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. CSW remains concerned by the rapid deterioration of the level of FoRB in the People’s Republic of China and wishes to bring this to the Human Rights Council’s attention.

Abuses of the right to FoRB reflect a broader pattern of increasing human rights violations under Xi Jinping, accompanied by and manifested through a shrinking space for civil society, a heightened sensitivity to perceived challenges to Party rule, and the introduction of legislation which curtails civil and political rights in the name of national security, including the introduction of the revised regulations of religious affairs in 2018.

Violations of the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief

CSW continues to receive reports of violations against almost every major religious community in China, including Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Catholics, Protestants, and Falun Gong practitioners.

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