第43回人権理事会　議題3　「互恵協力」決議案に関する岡庭健大使による投票理由説明（2020年6月22日）

 
Japan acknowledges the efforts made by China during the informal consultations with other member states.
 
The terms used in the draft resolution such as “mutually beneficial cooperation” or “building a community of shared future for human beings” have not been widely recognized in the field of human rights. The concept and the substance of such terms are unclear. To use such terms in isolation from the established basic principle of human rights is inappropriate in a resolution of this Council. Japan would also like to remind that the individual human being is the central subject of the enjoyment of human rights.
 
Japan made the point clear and many other countries expressed concerns over the terms such as mutually beneficial cooperation, but the draft resolution does not address these concerns. For this reason, Japan will vote against the draft resolution.
 
Japan looks forward to engaging in further dialogue with China on human rights issues including the subject of this resolution.
 
Thank you, Madam President.