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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Uyghur Tribunal

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 100588, tabled on 10 January 2022

Question

Ms Nusrat Ghani
Conservative
Wealden
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Minister for Asia has met people involved in the Uyghur Tribunal (a) before and (b) after that tribunal's verdict of Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang.

Answer

Amanda Milling
Conservative
Cannock Chase
Commons

Answered on

13 January 2022

FCDO Ministers and senior officials have engaged extensively with the Chair of the Uyghur Tribunal, Sir Geoffrey Nice, over the last year to discuss the Tribunal's work. We recognise and welcome the Tribunal's contribution to building international awareness and understanding of the human rights violations occurring in Xinjiang.

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