Ireland should take a lead role in raising the Chinese government’s campaign of “genocide” against the Uighur people when it takes its seat on the UN Security Council in January, the chairman of the executive committee of the Uighur World Congress has said. Addressing a webinar organised by Senator Rónán Mullen, Omer Kanat called on Ireland to use its position on the Security Council to help his people, and referenced the Nazi extermination campaign against the Jews. “The world said never again, but never again is happening now in China and no-one can claim they don’t know,” he said. “I would like to ask Ireland to take the lead in organising support for a UN Security Council agenda item to propose a commission of inquiry.”Ireland should mobilise support for a resolution on atrocity crimes against Uighur. History will judge China for one of the most startling human rights abuses of modern times, he said, but it will also judge Ireland’s response.

Source: The Irish Times December 05, 2020 12:22 UTC