Geneva [Switzerland] June 30 (ANI): At a side event held during the 62nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, legal experts and human rights advocates criticised China’s new “Ethnic Unity Law," warning that it threatens the cultural identity and fundamental rights of Tibetans, Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.

The legislation could also expand Beijing’s transnational repression beyond China’s borders, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

According to CTA, the discussion, organised by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, brought together representatives from the International Campaign for Tibet, the World Uyghur Congress and CTA. Diplomats from 17 UN member states, NGO representatives, journalists and Tibetan activists attended the event.

Representing the Dalai Lama, Thinlay Chukki said the law has drawn increasing international criticism. She stated that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and seve...