International Lawmakers Call for UN Investigation Into Uyghur Genocide
A group of international lawmakers has called on the United Nations to investigate alleged genocide against Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in China, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) said on Monday. It comes as the 47th regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (OHCHR) began in Geneva on Monday. In a letter to OHCHR President […]
A group of international lawmakers has called on the United Nations to investigate alleged genocide against Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in China, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) said on Monday. It comes as the 47th regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (OHCHR) began in Geneva on Monday. In a letter to OHCHR President Nazhat Shameem Khan on Friday, 68 lawmakers from 18 legislatures around the world urged the U.N. to launch a commission of inquiry into the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China, to investigate allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity. The lawmakers said the commission should be mandated to make recommendations to end gross human rights violations in Xinjiang committed by the Chinese regime and to report back regularly to the OHCHR. The letter, coordinated by IPAC, a network of international lawmakers that pushes for a tougher stance on the Chinese regime, was also addressed to foreign ministers ...
