The U.K. Parliament unanimously voted to declare China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang Province a genocide, marking the latest country to slap the designation on China’s human rights violations in the area.

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Britain's parliament called on Wednesday for the government to take action to end what lawmakers described as genocide in China's Xinjiang region, stepping up pressure on ministers to go further in their criticism of Beijing.  But Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government again steered clear of declaring genocide over what it says are "industrial-scale" human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang.  So far the gover…

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government again steered clear of declaring genocide over what it says are “industrial-scale” human rights abuses against the mainly Muslim Uighur community in Xinjiang.

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British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang region amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.

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LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang region amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. The motion is non-binding and does not compel the British government to act. But it is another move signalling the growing outcry among U.K. politicians over alleged human rights abuses in China.  The motion was moved…

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UK lawmakers pass motion saying China committing genocide

British lawmakers have approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China’s policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang region amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity

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The motion is non-binding and does not compel the British government to act.

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U.K. passes motion declaring China is committing genocide against Uyghurs

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 strongest possible terms.

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During the debate, Australia was repeatedly praised for its actions in standing up to China, despite the massive cost to the trading relationship.

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‘Hell of an ethical mess’: Jacinda Ardern savaged as British Parliament declares treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’

British lawmakers on Thursday (local time) approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang region amounted to genocide ...

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