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UIN 148705

China: Uyghurs

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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3 February 2021

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11 February 2021 · Answer

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11 February 2021

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of the Uighur people in China in respect of reports of rape, torture and forced sterilisation.

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  1. 3 February 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of the Uighur people in China in respect of reports of rape, torture and forced sterilisation.

    Source: Commons

  2. 11 February 2021

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    The 3 February BBC report into this issue offers deeply distressing testimony of the rape, torture and dehumanisation of Uyghur women in Xinjiang detention centres. It is a further, compelling addition to the growing body of evidence of the gross human ri...

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