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Dozens of federal MPs back motion accusing China of human rights breaches against Uyghur people
Two federal members of Parliament have compared China’s treatment of Uyghurs to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany before the Holocaust, with politicians across the spectrum lining up to condemn human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Key points:
- Labor MP Mike Freelander said hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs were potentially facing forced labour
- Uyghur groups in Australia say there is systematic torture and abuse within camps
- Liberal National Party MP George Christensen directly accused China’s government of “systematic genocide”
A dozen MPs from the Coalition, Labor, and the Greens have spoken in favour of a motion put forward by veteran Liberal MP Kevin Andrews which expresses “abhorrence” at “systematic” breaches of human rights…
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