Criminal Case Filed Against China Alleging Genocide of Minorities

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August 18, 2022

Lawyers for the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) submitted the complaint in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 17.

Omer Kanat, executive director of the UHRP, said in the news release: “Our case demonstrates that there is nowhere to hide for regimes responsible for atrocity crimes.

“If international courts like the ICJ and ICC are still unable or unwilling to look at the evidence, it will be up to national courts to begin to bring cases against China for these crimes.”

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