Is the world failing the Uighur people?

 

As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games near, international condemnation of China’s alleged abuses against Uighurs has grown, but human rights groups say it has led to nothing in terms of accountability and change for China’s Muslim minority group.

Last week, a UK-based, independent and unofficial tribunal said human rights abuses against China’s Uighur Muslims amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. The tribunal’s ruling adds to a long list of previous accusations that include mass internment, forced labour, forced birth control, cultural and religious suppression, and separating children from their families.