PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
China: Muslims (12 March 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Amnesty International's report entitled China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation, published 21 February 2020, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of harassment by the Chinese Government of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups after they have left the China.

Asked by:
Apsana Begum (Independent)

Answer

These reports are concerning and we continue to monitor allegations of harassment of Uyghurs outside of China. We regularly raise our concerns about the treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang directly with the Chinese Government and at the UN.


Answered by:
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
19 March 2020

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