MPs say ‘game changer’ UN report on China’s Uyghur persecution should propel increased action from feds

The UN report found that 'serious human rights violations have occurred' and the detention of Uyghurs and other predominately Muslim groups 'may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity.'

MPs across the ideological spectrum, including Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, far left, Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, second from right, and NDP MP Heather McPherson, are hoping a UN report on China’s persecution of Uyghurs leads to an increased response to the situation from Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, centre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 7, 2022

MPs from across the political spectrum say they are hoping that the United Nation report detailing human rights abuses in China’s persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang will be met with an increased effort from the Liberal government to confront the mistreatment. A long-awaited report from UN Human R...

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