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London denounces "serious attacks" on Uighur rights by China

2020-07-19T22:08:13.644Z


One million Muslims, mainly Uighurs, have reportedly been sent to camps in the name of the fight against terrorism.


The head of the British diplomacy, Dominic Raab, accused this Sunday, July 19, China of committing " serious, shocking human rights abuses " against the Uighur minority in Xinjiang, a vast region of north-eastern west chinese. " It is clear that there are serious, shocking human rights abuses, " Dominic Raab told the BBC. " It's deeply, deeply shocking ."

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Regarding reports of "forced sterilization" or " re-education camps ", he stressed that they " recall something that we have not seen in a very long time, and that from a member of the forefront of the international community that wants to be taken seriously . ” " We want a serious relationship (with China) but we cannot see such behavior and not denounce it, " he added.

Experts and human rights organizations accuse Beijing of having interned up to a million Muslims, mainly of Uighur ethnicity, in camps in the region in the name of the fight against terrorism, which the China denies.

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These statements by the British diplomat come as relations between London and Beijing have been severely strained since the imposition by China of its national security law in Hong Kong and the exclusion by the United Kingdom of the Chinese giant Huawei of its 5G network, after months of pressure from Washington.

Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming warned on the BBC that Beijing would " resolutely " respond if London imposed sanctions on Chinese officials over Xinjiang, as happened with the United States. On July 10, China announced reprisals against Washington, following American sanctions against several Chinese leaders accused of suppressing the Uighur Muslim minority.

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Dominic Raab also said that he would inform British lawmakers on Monday about " the additional measures " the United Kingdom intended to take regarding Hong Kong and the conclusions of a review of the extradition treaty with the territory. In this sense, the United Kingdom denounced as a manifest violation of " the autonomy of Hong Kong the national security law imposed by China on the former British colony, which plans to punish separatist, terrorist activities ', subversion and foreign interference '. In reaction, London has already promised to extend immigration rights, and, ultimately, access to British citizenship for millions of residents of the territory, a measure denounced by Beijing as a " gross interference " in his internal affairs.

Source: lefigaro

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