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New Zealand Parliament Condemns China Over Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
Fails to declare CCP s treatment of Uyghurs as a genocide
The New Zealand parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion that declared China was committing severe human rights abuses on the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
Politicians in parliament declared they were “gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.” They called on the Ardern government to “work with all relevant instruments of international law to bring these abuses to an end.”
“The New Zealand Government, in concert with others, will continue to call upon China in the strongest terms … We call on China to uphold its human rights obligations,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said in a speech to parliament.
Australian Uyghur Groups Call On the Government to Help Stop CCP ‘Genocide’
Australian Uyghurs have rallied in front of the federal parliament in Canberra on Monday, calling for the Australian government to recognize what Beijing is doing in the Xinjiang region as a genocide.
“If they don’t listen now, a whole community, the whole Uyghur nation, is going to disappear,” Ramila Chanisheff, president of the Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association, told AAP.
“This is the 21st century. How does genocide occur in the 21st century?” Protestors attend a rally for the Uyghur community at Parliament House on March 15, 2021, in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)
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Harrowing reports of the treatment of Uyghurs held in China’s internment camps in Xinjiang continue to surface. As more information has emerged over the past several years, states, particularly in the West, have publicly condemned Beijing’s actions, with some kickstarting a panoply of initiatives intended to hold Chinese authorities accountable.
Most recently, Canada’s House of Commons overwhelmingly voted to declare China’s treatment of the Muslim minority – including forced detention in camps and forced sterilizations – as genocide. The motion passed 266 to 0 with the support of all opposition parties. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the majority of his cabinet members abstained, the vote was symbolically significant. It makes Canada the second country after the United States to label China’s actions as genocide.
Beijing makes the remarks just hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration as president, but analysts say Washington will continue to see China as a major threat.