Whistleblower Emma Reilly exposed how the UN human rights office had a practice of secretly handing over names of dissidents to the Chinese regime, allowing Beijing to know in advance which Uighur and other activists were registered to attend sessions of the UN Human Rights Council—putting their lives in danger, as well as those of their family members living in China.
Since Reilly made a complaint in 2013 in an effort to stop this practice, the UN retaliated against her with what the Government Accountability Project called “harassment, exclusion and abuse of authority.” Despite this, Reilly continued to call out her employers, who accused her of misconduct.
On November 9, Reilly appeared in a Le Monde feature article. One day later, despite rules governing the protection of whistleblowers, the UN has fired Reilly.
1. Yesterday Le Monde revealed how whistleblower Emma Reilly resisted her UN human rights office handing over names of dissidents to China.
2. Today the UN fired her.
3. We urge @SecBlinken & @JosepBorrellF to resist China’s takeover of @UNHumanRights.https://t.co/I7Ir3QQKKC
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 10, 2021
The U.N. Human Rights Office just fired human rights officer Emma Reilly for blowing the whistle on their practice of handing names of dissidents over to China.
In other words, she was fired for doing her job.
Why are our leaders silent? Who is holding the U.N. to account? https://t.co/pGyY0WfSpT
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 13, 2021
The U.N. fired Emma Reilly after she tried to stop them handing over names of dissidents to the Chinese regime. They’re trying to silence her.
But I know Emma. She’s like Obi Wan to Darth Vader: “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” https://t.co/EAwtEj6wal
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 13, 2021
