Human rights abuses: Canada sanctions Chinese officials
New Delhi: On International Human Rights Day (December 10), Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced sanctions under the Special Economic Measures against eight former or current senior Chinese officials, the media reported.
These sanctions targeted Chinese officials allegedly involved in major human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang, and Tibet, and against practitioners of Falun Gong, a religious movement, according to a Canadian government statement.
For a long time, China has been accused of atrocities against the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, putting them into penetration camps, and detention camps.
Similarly, Beijing has been accused of atrocities against other minorities, like the Tibetans, and the practitioners of Falun Gong, the statement added.
Even the Middle East has been silent over the plight of Uyghur Muslims and Turkey deported some Uyghur Muslims back to China.
Since 2017, China has detained over one million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, with many reportedly subjected to torture, forced labor, and psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Likewise, Tibetans were subjected to arbitrary detentions, and severe restrictions were imposed on their freedom of religion, expression, and movement.
“We call on the Chinese government to put an end to this systematic campaign of repression and uphold its international human rights obligations,” it said.
