The House of Commons today accused the Chinese government of carrying out a campaign of genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims.
A substantial majority of MPs — including most Liberals who participated — voted in favour of a Conservative motion that says China's actions in its western Xinjiang region meet the definition of genocide set out in the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention.
The final tally was 266 in favour and zero opposed. Two MPs formally abstained.
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MPs vote to label China's persecution of Uighurs a genocide | CBC News
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10/7/20
US International Relations: 26 nations blast US for human rights violations
A Chinese envoy made a joint statement at the General Debate of the
Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, on behalf of 26
countries, criticizing the United States and Western countries for
violating human rights, calling for the complete and immediate lifting
of unilateral sanctions, and expressing grave concern on systematic
racial discrimination.
Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the statement on behalf of Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues to severely affect all nations, in particular developing countries. The response to and recovery from Covid-19 requires global solidarity and international cooperation.
Read more at:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/07/news/world/26-nations-blast-us-for-human-rights-violations/777248/?fbclid=IwAR22kY7-B-en3VHsYYQAI10wb5_iufLz8tmHOCh-LeleT2vtkj9gao-f0II
Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the statement on behalf of Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues to severely affect all nations, in particular developing countries. The response to and recovery from Covid-19 requires global solidarity and international cooperation.
Read more at:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/10/07/news/world/26-nations-blast-us-for-human-rights-violations/777248/?fbclid=IwAR22kY7-B-en3VHsYYQAI10wb5_iufLz8tmHOCh-LeleT2vtkj9gao-f0II
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