Canada recognizes the genocide of Uighurs in China and prepares to accept refugees
The Canadian Parliament voted to accept 10 000 Uighur refugees.
On Wednesday, the Canadian parliament voted unanimously to grant refugee status to 10 000 Chinese Uighurs over the next two years. An immigration program and support measures have not yet been established for this purpose, but it will be done soon. The Canadian Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, has promised to do all he can. He is willing to work with other parties and states to ensure that the Uighurs who left China are safe.
In 2021, Canada recognized the actions of the Chinese authorities as genocide against the Uighurs, and also called on the world community to pay attention to the discrimination against other Muslim peoples in China. In that country, rumors of exploitation of Uighurs in labor camps were found to be true. It now believes that Uighurs who have left China cannot return there because of the threat of persecution by the Communist Party, and therefore can claim refugee status. The most important condition for granting this status has been met: for a person to receive it, he or she must face real danger in his or her own country.
This has soured the already bad relationship between Canada and China. Chinese politicians and diplomats have denied allegations of human rights abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said Thursday that Xinjiang residents live in peace and harmony, working at their own will. He believes that human rights are respected equally for all ethnic groups in the region. Ning said: "We call on Canada to respect facts and truth, and to stop using the Xinjiang issue for self-serving purposes and political manipulation, spreading false information and misleading the public."
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