Kennedy stressed that she loves the Chinese nation and will continue to speak out in defense of human rights.
The BBC Chinese website quoted Kennedy as saying that she was disappointed to be on the sanctions list and that she was only speaking out for the law, the rule of law and human rights, saying that she has been a lawyer for most of her life and has often criticized the British government for failing to protect human rights, as well as other countries. Kennedy admits that it is difficult to get superpowers to appear before international tribunals, and that this makes it difficult for international tribunals to hear cases such as genocide, and that the Chinese Communist Party has not signed the Rome Statute relating to international criminal tribunals.
Kennedy has been particularly concerned about human rights issues in Xinjiang for some time. She and another member of the British House of Lords, Lord David Alton, pushed for recognition of the “genocide” in Xinjiang by the British Parliament, but she continued to campaign to draw attention to the issue. Lord Alton is also on the Chinese Communist Party’s “sanctions list.
The report also quoted Kennedy as saying that it would not make much sense to impose sanctions on her because she has no property in mainland China and that the move would affect rich Chinese in London.
Kennedy said that sending people to re-education camps is not something a big country like China should do, and she hopes that the Chinese Communist Party will become a responsible power that respects the law and human rights rather than relying on violent coercion. She called on the Chinese Communist Party to allow UN officials to enter the scene and investigate, so that the truth about human rights in Xinjiang can be revealed.
In addition, Kennedy also mentioned that the Chinese Communist Party has broken its commitment to “one country, two systems” in Hong Kong, saying that it is no wonder the world is suspicious of the Chinese Communist Party.
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