Global activists gather at Rome G20 to demand tougher action on China

Counter-meeting attendees urge leaders not to let China off hook over human rights abuses in return for climate cooperation

Legislators from around the world have gathered on the fringes of the G20 summit in Rome to protest against the presence of the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, and urge leaders not to let China off the hook over human rights abuses in return for Beijing’s cooperation on the climate crisis.

Many of those at the Rome counter-meeting have been banned from travelling to China as punishment for campaigning against Chinese repression in Xinjiang.

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.