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Uyghur Muslims call on Australia to join United States in accusing China of genocide in Xinjiang
Uyghurs in Australia have said they are elated and relieved after the United States released an official statement accusing China of committing genocide against the Muslim group and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Key points:
- Genocide is defined as the intent to destroy members of an ethnic or religious group
- The US made the accusation after seeing “an exhaustive documentation of [China’s] own policies”
- Human rights groups have accused China of carrying out forced sterilisation of Uyghurs
Fatimah Abdulghafur, a Uyghur who has been living in Sydney since 2017, told the ABC the US announcement is a “huge victory for the whole of humankind” and “not just for my people”.
“This means in this world, if someone [including] a global superpower,…
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