Britain launches probe into Chinese government’s alleged abuses against Uighur Muslims

An independent tribunal in Britain is aiming to establish whether the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims constitute genocide. An eight-member panel that will act as a jury has been finalized, as researchers examine around 1500 pieces of evidence.

Belgian protestors against alleged human rights abuses in China Source: Getty

Once more, the global spotlight is on China's treatment of its Muslim Uighur community.

In recent days, a BBC broadcast detailed alleged systematic sexual violence, torture and rape of Uighur women in China's internment camps in Xinjiang.

 

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