Chairman Geoffrey Nice said more than three dozen witnesses would make “grave” allegations against Chinese authorities during four days of hearings. The tribunal does not have UK Government backing and has no powers to sanction or punish China. But organisers hope the process of publicly laying out evidence will compel international action to tackle alleged abuses against the Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic group. The tribunal is the latest attempt to hold China accountable for alleged rights abuses against the Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim and ethnic Turkic minorities. Uyghur Tribunal is now live!https://t.co/hk25wJmFQs — Uyghur Tribunal (@TribunalUyghur) June 4, 2021Mr Nice said China had been asked to participate but its embassy “has neither acknowledged nor replied to letters sent”.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2021 11:37 UTC