The UK parliament has unanimously declared China to be perpetrating "crimes against humanity and genocide" against Uighur Muslims and ethnic minorities in the country.
The House of Commons on Thursday approved a motion calling on the government to act to fulfil its obligations under internatio
The House of Commons has declared for the first time that genocide is taking place against Uyghurs and others in north-west China.
More than a million people are estimated to have been detained at camps in the region of Xinjiang.
The motion approved by MPs does not compel the UK to take action, bu
British MPs voted to declare that China is committing genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang province.
The motion passed on Thursday does not compel the government to act but is likely to mark a further decline in relations with China.
British lawmakers have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region in the s
The House of Commons approves a motion calling on the government to fulfil its obligations under international human rights law.
MPs have declared that Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in China's Xinjiang region are being subjected to genocide.
The House of Commons on Thursday app
In the last few minutes and for the first time in its history, Parliament has passed an unopposed motion declaring genocide.
In a debate led by Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, Parliament has declared that “this House believes that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjian
China sanctioned me for opposing their violation of Uyghurs. Parliament must now prove we will not be cowed, writes Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani.
The headlines emerging from Xinjiang, China over the last couple of years have been depressingly and hauntingly consistent.
In January, Sussex Police launched a dedicated operation ‘Op Collar’ led by the Rural Crime Team, to respond to and help prevent dog thefts in Wealden and across Sussex.
The growing concerns of dog theft amongst her constituents has been raised in discussions with Sussex Police by Nus Ghani, MP for
It’s typically agreed among nations that sanctions are applied with evidence to individuals or countries who commit heinous crimes and break international or national laws.
