May 5, 2023
2 mins read

Uyghurs’ plight overlooked, says alarming report

In recent years, the CCP has increased its repression of the Uyghurs, which many experts denounce as genocidal….reports Asian Lite News

Uyghurs continue to be persecuted by Chinese authorities but people are paying less attention to this extreme human rights violation which is making the situation “disturbing,” Michael Levitt wrote in Toronto Star.

The writer believes that the world’s indifference, inaction and silence towards the persecution of Uyghurs can be deadly for the victims. According to the leaked top-secret intelligence assessment from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) on Chinese government foreign interference in Canada, CSIS “has taken specific actions to target Canadian MPs,” (notably Conservative MP Michael Chong), linked to the February 2021 parliamentary vote condemning Beijing’s oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities.

During the last Parliament, while serving as an MP and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the writer repeatedly raised the issue of the Uyghurs and advocated imposing Magnitsky sanctions to hold gross human rights abusers, like China, to account.

Already notorious for widespread human rights abuses in Tibet and Hong Kong, Chinese dictator President Xi Jinping and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are doubtless delighted the minority it persecutes most — the Uyghurs — receives short shrift from foreign journalists and politicians.

A mainly Muslim, Turkic-speaking minority group in China, the Uyghurs have long suffered from the CCP’s discriminatory actions. Numbering around 10 million, they live in the country’s northwestern province, known officially as Xinjiang, Levitt wrote in Toronto Star.

In recent years, the CCP has increased its repression of the Uyghurs, which many experts denounce as genocidal. It includes state-imposed restrictions on religious freedom, language rights, cultural expression and freedom of movement.

Since 2017, the Chinese government has detained more than a million Uyghurs in what it calls “re-education camps” and subjected those not detained to extensive surveillance, religious restrictions, forced labour and involuntary sterilization.

Using satellite images, individual testimonies and leaked Chinese government documents, researchers have documented the CCP’s vicious campaign, describing it as “the largest incarceration of a minority group since the Holocaust.” A sobering reference if ever there was one.

Last year, a UN Human Rights office report revealed “patterns of torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” in the camps.

The writer also recalled his webinar, which was organized last week, highlighting the Uyghur genocide. In the webinar, when the “re-education camp” survivors gave their testimony, they were “Zoom bombed” multiple times in an attempt to silence their voices.

According to the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP), our event co-host, such harassment is commonplace when courageous Uyghurs share their horrific experiences.

If the post-Holocaust vow of “Never Again” still stands for something, it should be updated to “Never Again Now.”

The writer requests people to use all means at our disposal — economic, diplomatic, and cultural — to step up pressure against China to end its genocidal persecution of the Uyghurs. (ANI)

ALSO READ: China fashion giant under scrutiny for Uyghur forced labour

Previous Story

Indonesia’s increasing dependence on China raises alarm bells

Next Story

CCP’s control over China’s tech development raises concern

Latest from -Top News

Visa Interview Pause Nearing End, Says US

India is the source country for the largest group of international students in the US and Bruce’s comments will be closely followed there….reports Asian Lite News The United States said the pause

No Talks Till Terror Ends: India to Pakistan

The MEA’s strong response came at a time when Pakistan, pushed on the backfoot by India’s decisive Operation Sindoor, has suddenly started talking about its intent on having peace talks with India….reports

BNP ramps up poll demand

Chief Adviser Yunus had earlier promised elections in December 2025, but the timeline has since been pushed back first to February 2026 and then to June 2026, fuelling suspicion and dissatisfaction among

Saudi backs India’s strategic outreach

In a series of engagements, the Indian delegation met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State Adel Al-Jubeir and other senior officials. A high-profile Indian all-party parliamentary delegation, led by BJP MP Baijayant Jay

India clears stealth fighter project

New execution model paves way for private sector involvement in India’s ambitious stealth aircraft programme; Army showcases next-gen drone warfare systems. In a landmark decision bolstering India’s defence self-reliance, Defence Minister Rajnath
Go toTop

Don't Miss

China’s fuel shortage sparks chaos

China is currently in the midst of a massive power

Democracy summit: China’s exclusion leaves Pak in dilemma

Biden has invited leaders from over 100 countries, including the