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August 12, 2021

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project and Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs details how China has targeted Uyghur refugees in Pakistan and Afghanistan since the 1990s. Authors Bradley Jardine and Robert Evans focus on how Beijing has rewarded its close ally Islamabad for helping it crack down on the Uyghur community.

“In exchange for development assistance, Pakistan signed extradition treaties, arrested individuals at China’s request, and rebuked critics of China’s harsh policies, all of which made it easier for China to continue repressing Uyghurs,” they write. The report puts Pakistan in an awkward position given it refuses to comment publicly on China’s abuses against the Uyghurs.

Read the full article: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/12/south-asia-climate-ipcc-report-front-lines/