Activists denounce China’s atrocities, call for ending Uyghur and Tibetan oppression

May 16, 2024

Geneva (Switzerland), May 16 (ANI): Uyghurs, Tibetans activists condemned condemned Beijing's repressive policies at 2024 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. The activists collectively called for global intervention to halt China’s human rights abuses against the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. Abduweli Ayup, a Uyghur linguist and poet demanded international community to boycott products associated with Uyghur forced labour. Ayup also accused the Chinese government of implementing forced sterilizations and abortions among the Muslim minority in Xinjiang. Chemi Lhamo, a Tibetan-Canadian human rights activist highlighted the dire situation in Tibet devoid of human rights. Rei Xia, a 27-year-old Chinese dissenter and human rights activist, recounted her harrowing experiences of detention. Time and again China has been accused of violating human rights and suppressing the rights of Uyghur Muslim and Tibetans.