Trump signs bill focusing on human rights crisis in Xinjiang

The US President Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. This makes the US the first country to enact law to address the human rights crisis in East Turkistan. It holds accountable the perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses such as the use of indoctrination camps, forces labour and intrusive surveillance to eradicate the ethnic identity and religious beliefs of Uyghur and other minorities in China.

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020