‘Why did our Muslim brothers do this to us?’: How Arab states are ‘major culprits’ in illegal Uyghur rendition back to China

April 12, 2022

A new report published by the Uyghur Human Rights Project and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs has exposed systemic collusion and complicity between numerous Arab governments and Beijing in forcibly returning Uyghurs back to China.

Beyond Silence, a comprehensive analysis of the roundups, by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, cites Egypt, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the main culprits, all of which are involved in varying degrees of complicity with Beijing to pursue and return Uyghurs who have escaped Beijing’s dragnet.

UHRP Executive Director Omer Kanat is outraged by the connivance of Arab governments with the Chinese government to persecute the Uyghur community.

“China’s hunt for Uyghurs across the globe means no Uyghur feels safe inside or outside of China,” he said. He urged governments to challenge the PRC’s transgression of sovereign borders to rein in Uyghurs. “Muslim-majority states should be standing with Uyghurs against China’s crimes against humanity and genocide and not sending back vulnerable individuals to the government that is conducting an all-out campaign to stamp out Islam,” he said.

Read the full article: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/arab-states-major-culprits-uyghur-rendition-back-china