International Federation
for Human Rights

Brussels, 18 March 2022. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other organizations are writing to the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council to share their concerns and recommendations ahead of the forthcoming European Union (EU)-China summit. "While we understand that the main topic of discussions will be the Ukraine crisis and the Chinese government’s position on it, we urge you to dedicate adequate time to also discuss those authorities’ assaults on human rights both within and increasingly outside China’s borders. In that regard, we would also like to caution you against spending time persuading your Chinese counterparts to holding yet another round of the bilateral human rights dialogue", they said.