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The UN Commission of Human Rights takes
place in Geneva from march 19th to april 27th 2001. Recent informations
confirm
that France is still reluctant to support any resolution, and is leading the
European countries in this direction.
This is now the right moment to call out
to the french government, whatever your nationality.
Your participation is
urgent, by e-mail writing now to Jacques Chirac.
To do it, you only have to click on the flag hereunder, and follow the indications, by doing
a copy / paste of the letter in the frame below.
M. Chirac promisses to send you an answer... Thank you to forward
a copy of
the obtained answers !
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Resolution on China’s deteriorating human rights situation at the 57th session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights
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Mister the President of the French Republic, Since 1997, most countries have abandoned support for a China resolution at the UN Commission of Human Rights in favor of relegating criticism of Beijing to behind-the-scenes discussion, in the framework of a constructive dialogue on human rights. But the approach of dialogue alone has proved futile in stopping rights violations, and the Chinese government is currently conducting the most ruthless repression of dissent since the 1989 crackdown. In the history of the Commission, a China resolution has not yet been adopted. Thus its full potential has never been realized. Yet, even in its unfulfilled state, the resolution has provided a key focus for debate about the state of human rights in the PRC and has exerted an important form of pressure on Chinese authorities. The past shows that the kind of pressure resulting from the tabling of a resolution on China has generally been a successful tactic for achieving concessions from Beijing, such as the occasional release of prisoners. By the same token, when the prospect of a resolution was abandoned, these kinds of concessions dwindled. Dialogue must not become an end in itself, and that is now happening with China. Continuation of the dialogue, with the prospect of predictable marginal concessions which have no bearing on the current crackdown, cannot be enough any longer. We strongly believe that multilateral pressure must now be part of the strategy to enforce respect for human rights in China. Dialogue without pressure in the face of persistent gross violations of human rights is simply appeasement. The United States is supporting a resolution on China this year. Thus we urge you to support a China resolution at the 57th session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. Waiting for your action, please accept, dear Mister President, our best greetings. |
You
also can write by snail mail. Write
to :
Monsieur
Jacques CHIRAC Président de
la République
Palais
de l'Elysée 55 rue du
Faubourg St Honoré 75008
PARIS
FRANCE
Tél.: (0)1 42 92 81
00 / Fax : (0)1 42 92 85 00 or (0)1 47 42 24 65 or (0)1 42 92 82 99
Don't
hesitate to also write to the Prime Minister :
Premier Ministre Lionel Jospin, Hôtel Matignon, 457 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris,
France
Tél.: (0)1 42 75 80 00 / Fax : (0)1 42 75 71 42 (Presse) or (0)1 45 44 15 72
E-mail : Premier-Ministre@premier-ministre.gouv.fr
or : Service
courrier du Premier Ministre
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