The rules are simple, so even young children can play. The remaining players continue the game to establish second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-, and last-place finishers. The objective is to be first to race all of one's pieces across the hexagram-shaped board into "home"-the corner of the star opposite one's starting corner-using single-step moves or moves that jump over other pieces. The game is a modern and simplified variation of the game Halma. headquarters, Uyghurs held a protest and posted photos of people they say China is detaining.Orignally called Sternhalma or Tiaoqi is a strategy board game of German origin which can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. Lobbying on the sidelines was intense in recent weeks, with China hosting a photo exhibition entitled "Xinjiang is a Wonderful Land" where pictures of Xinjiang festivals and landscapes and Han and Uyghur schoolgirls helping each other with their studies. The event raised political dilemmas for many developing countries in the 47-member council who are loath to publicly defy China for fear of jeopardizing Chinese investment.
The United States has accused China of genocide.īeijing vigorously denies any abuses and has said it is "ready for the fight" if action is taken against it. Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses against Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority that numbers around 10 million in the western region of Xinjiang, including the mass use of forced labor in internment camps. 31 released a long-delayed report that found serious human rights violations had been committed in Xinjiang, in a move that has increased pressure on China. Tomorrow any other developing country will be targeted," said Chen Xu. Qatar, Indonesia, and Pakistan all rejected the motion.Ĭhina's ambassador had warned shortly before the vote that the motion would create a "dangerous shortcut" for examining other countries' human rights records. "We will never give up but we are really disappointed by the reaction of Muslim countries," he added. This is really disappointing," said Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, whose mother died in a camp and whose two brothers are missing. There was a rare burst of applause after the result was announced in the packed Geneva-based council room. The United States, Canada, and Britain were among the countries that called for the motion. The defeat (19 against, 17 for, 11 abstentions) is only the second time in the council's 16-year history that a motion has been rejected and is seen by observers as a setback to both accountability efforts and the West's moral authority. report found possible crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Muslims. rights council on Thursday rejected a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region after a U.N.
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