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"The Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim
groups in the province of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, says
a long-awaited report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights.
It describes as “credible” allegations of torture, including rape and sexual
violence, discrimination, mass detention, forced labour and widespread
surveillance.
Multiple reports over the past five years have documented human rights abuses
in the far-western province. These include the arbitrary detention of at least
800,000 people, and possibly millions.
Former detainees have testifed about being forced to work in textile factories,
producing goods possibly supplied to foreign companies.
In January 2021 the then US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said he believed
the Chinese government was committing genocide in a “systematic attempt to
destroy Uyghurs”.
But this latest report, published just minutes before midnight on High
Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s last day in office, comes with the imprimatur
of the United Nations.
It is no longer possible for anyone – including the many companies that
continue to source products from Xinjiang – to claim plausible deniability."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
