Canada sanctions 8 Chinese officials for human rights violations

December 11, 2024 | Radio Free Asia | By RFA Tibetan and by Gulchehra Hoja for RFA Uyghur

The Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project welcomed the move.

“This decision by Canada is a significant step toward accountability for the architects of mass repression in East Turkistan,” Omer Kanat, the group’s executive director, said in a statement, using Uyghurs’ preferred name for Xinjiang.

“Targeted sanctions send a clear message that perpetrators of atrocity crimes cannot act with impunity.”

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