The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has submitted a report for consideration by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in preparation for the Committee’s examination of the 3rd periodic report of China.
Uyghur culture under threat in camps
Published Mon, 10/19/2020 - 20:22
Oct 19, 2020
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s Chief Executive Olivia Marks-Woldman raised concerns about attempts to eradicate Uyghur culture and identity in Chinese re-education camps.
Speaking at an All-Party Parliamentary Group panel on Monday, she described the treatment of Uyghurs - a Muslim minority in north-western Xinjiang province - as a threat to civilisation.
China is believed to have detained more than a million Uyghur people in prison camps across Xinjiang since 2017, but the Chinese government has denied any wrongdoing.
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List of Issues Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee During its Periodic Review of China
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