China's government has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people, a public tribunal set up by a prominent British human rights lawyer concludes.
people, a public tribunal set up by a prominent British human rights lawyer concluded Thursday.
and has worked with the International Criminal Court, the tribunal is an independent and unofficial body, which does not have government backing and is not legally binding in any country.and other predominantly Muslim and ethnic Turkic minorities in Xinjiang. The tribunal, which ruled that it did not consider the crimes of mass killing or enslavement as proven, made no recommendations as it has no power to sanction China or its officials.
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