Rejected petition Pass sanctions against China over human rights abuses against Urghur Muslims

China is using forced re-education camps. Minority Muslim communities are interred, parents and children separated. Chinese language and culture is forcibly presented, with the banning of other culture. This is ethnic cleansing and cultural genocide.

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Government petitions run for 6 months
- a petition in June 2018 reached 11,406 signatures
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/221342

- another in Nov 2018 reached 16,432 signatures
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/234849

Despite previous UK Government action, the situation worsens. New measures are needed.

The BBC is reporting enormous increases in children being detained
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-48825090

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/266783

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Date submitted 5 July 2019
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