United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8049
China: Uyghurs
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24 May 2022
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6 June 2022 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Government has not formally designated actions by the Chinese state against the Uyghur Muslim communities as genocide.
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24 May 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Government has not formally designated actions by the Chinese state against the Uyghur Muslim communities as genocide.
Source: Commons
6 June 2022
Answer
We are clear that China's actions in Xinjiang represent gross violations of human rights, for which China must be held to account. However it is the long-standing policy of the British Government not to make determinations in relation to genocide. Genocid...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-24/8049
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1465436
- uk · wq-1465436 · source updated 6 June 2022