U.S. Lawmakers Call China’s Internment of Uighurs ‘Dire’ Situation
- The detentions may be crime against humanity, report says
- Lawmakers warn of harassment of Uighurs by China in the U.S.
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A U.S. report warned of a “dire human rights situation” in China, especially the country’s mass internment of Uighurs and other Muslim ethic minorities in “political re-education camps.”
The report, released Wednesday by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, said the detention may represent the biggest imprisonment of an ethnic minority population since World War II and may constitute crimes against humanity.