Chinese oppression of Uighur Muslims in occupied East Turkistan (Xinjiang in China) has been known for years and has been well documented by human rights organisations, media houses and public institutions. Most recently, the United States has deemed China’s abhorrent actions against the ethnic Muslim minority community as a ‘modern genocide’.
NEW DELHI-(MaraviPost)-Chinese oppression of Uighur Muslims in occupied East Turkistan (Xinjiang in China) has been known for years and has been well documented by human rights organisations, media houses and public institutions.
Most recently, the United States has deemed China’s abhorrent actions against the ethnic Muslim minority community as a ‘modern genocide’.
A recent damning report by the Center of Global Policy also laid bare China’s tactic of forcing Uighur Muslims to manually pick cotton in fields.
Over the years, China has resorted to all kinds of torture on Uighurs including — physical torture, sexual abuse, and breach of other human rights.
The issue of the abuses against the Uighur community in Xinjiang is getting more attention in the aftermath of China’s misinformation on COVID-19 outbreak in its initial phases.
The international community has finally started taking cognizance of the situation of Uighur Muslims of East Turkistan and has begun to respond to Chinese human right abuses.
Also, Chinese actions in the South China Sea and its recent unprovoked aggression against the Indian armed forces that led to the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers has turned the international sentiments against China.
