Canada Reiterates Concern Over China’s Abuse of Uyghurs on Anniversary of UN Report

Canada is criticizing China’s continued disregard for international calls to address severe human rights violations against Uyghurs, marking the second anniversary of a United Nations report that highlighted abuses carried out under the guise of fighting terrorism. In August 2022, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released an assessment detailing severe human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region, noting that the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities may constitute crimes against humanity. “Two years later, China has not taken meaningful steps to address these concerns despite ongoing calls from Canada, other governments, UN experts, human rights organizations, victims’ groups and the global Uyghur diaspora,” Global Affairs Canada said in an Aug. 31 press release....