Uyghur Group Asks Canada to Go Beyond ‘Vague’ Response to China Ethnic-Unity Law
- A new Chinese law allows prosecution of people or groups outside China for harming ethnic unity, which China says promotes harmony among its ethnic groups.
- Canada's representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed concern about the law and emphasized the importance of respecting minority rights.
- Mehmet Tohti of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project criticized Canada's response as weak and vague, lacking public action.
- Tohti noted that a simple statement is insufficient given Canada's prior commitment to prioritize transnational repression at the G7 summit last year.
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The Toronto Star
Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond ‘vague’ response to China ethnic-unity law
OTTAWA - A Uyghur rights activist says Ottawa's reaction to a new Chinese law on ethnic unity is tepid and does not live up to Canada's promise to tackle transnational
Winnipeg Free Press
Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond 'vague' response to China ethnic-unity law
OTTAWA - A Uyghur rights activist says Ottawa's reaction to a new Chinese law on ethnic unity is tepid and does not live up to Canada's promise to tackle transnational repression.
Taiwan strongly opposes China’s ethnic unity and progress promotion law
MOFA urges international community to jointly counter authoritarian expansionism TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expresses strong condemnation and solemn opposition to the Chinese government’s enactment on July 1 of the so-called Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law. Through this domestic legislation, China is attempting to exercise long-arm jurisdiction and transnational repression, thereby expanding its threats again…
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