UK MPs declare China is committing genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang

UK MPs declare China is committing genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang

The Guardian. 23 April 2021

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British MPs voted to declare that China is committing genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang province.

The motion passed on Thursday does not compel the government to act but is likely to mark a further decline in relations with China. In response, Beijing’s embassy in the UK accused the MPs of having “cooked up” the motion “with a view to discrediting and attacking China”.

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PRESS RELEASE: WUC APPLAUDS PASSING OF GENOCIDE MOTION IN THE UK HOUSE OF COMMONS

Posted on April 22, 2021, in Campaigns Human Rights Issues London Office News Our Work Press Release WHAT’S NEW

Press Release – For Immediate Release
22 April 2021

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the unanimous passing of the genocide motion in the British House of Commons today. By voting in favour of the motion, British MPs have taken a strong position that underscores that the UK cannot sit in silence whilst national parliaments around the world are debating this exact question. 

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