Rights group decries lack of accountability for China treatment of Uyghurs three years after major UN report

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41381331

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Families of detainees in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have told Amnesty International of their continued suffering, three years after a major UN report said China was responsible for “serious human rights violations”.

On 31 August 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a historic assessment concluding that serious human rights violations in the Uyghur region “may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity”. In a major report published in 2021, Amnesty International also found that China’s treatment of Muslim ethnic minorities in the Uyghur region amounted to crimes against humanity.

However, the international community and the UN has yet to act on these findings. The Chinese government also continues to intimidate and silence victims’ families, and maintain repressive laws and policies in the region.

"Lives have been ruined, families separated and communities dismantled by the Chinese authorities’ continuing cruelty," says Sarah Brooks, Amnesty International’s China Director.

“Every day without action means more families are torn apart.”

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