Written question asked by Lord Anderson of Ipswich (Crossbench) on Thursday, 23 July 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 August 2020. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 August 2020 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

China: Muslims

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding and recommendations of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales in its briefing paper Responsibility of States under International Law to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, China, published on 22 July.

Answer: We are aware of the Bar Human Rights Committee report published on 22 July. We are carefully considering its findings. As the Foreign Secretary said during a Statement to the House on 20 July, we have particularly grave concerns about the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang. We regularly raise our serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including at the UN Human Rights Council in a joint statement with 27 other countries on 30 June.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL7189
Session: 2019-21
Related items: China
Monday, 20 July 2020
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: China Muslims Xinjiang Bar Human Rights Committee Uyghurs
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