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Canada leads international call urging China to allow UN access in Xinjiang region
Canada leads international call urging China to allow UN access in Xinjiang region
 Jun 22, 2021 Stephanie Nebehay
More than 40 countries urged China on Tuesday to allow the UN human rights chief immediate access to Xinjiang region to look into reports that more than a million people have been unlawfully detained there, some subjected to torture or forced labor. The joint statement on China was read out...
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China issues furious response after Canada condemns human rights record
China issues furious response after Canada condemns human rights record
 Jun 22, 2021 Leyland Cecco
Canada leads more than 40 countries in voicing concern over Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet, sparking clash at UN
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China calls for Canada human rights inquiry, preempting demand for investigation into abuse of Uyghurs
China calls for Canada human rights inquiry, preempting demand for investigation into abuse of Uyghurs
 Jun 22, 2021 Adam Taylor
Just moments before Canada was due to issue a call for an international investigation into crimes against Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang on Tuesday, a Chinese diplomat stepped in with Beijing’s own proposal: an investigation into Canada. “We are deeply concerned about the human rights violations...
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Trudeau calls for probe into China’s mistreatment of Uyghurs as Beijing attacks Canada’s record on reconciliation
Trudeau calls for probe into China’s mistreatment of Uyghurs as Beijing attacks Canada’s record on reconciliation
 Jun 22, 2021 STEVEN CHASE
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau challenged China to publicly and transparently probe its mistreatment of Muslim minorities as Beijing and its allies call for an independent investigation into Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples. “In Canada, we had a Truth and Reconciliation Commission....
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