UK declares China s crackdown on Uyghurs as genocide ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 23:05 IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have unanimously declared China s ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide , joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing s actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region.
CNN reported that following a debate on Thursday, the House of Commons passed unopposed a non-binding resolution condemning mass human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. Today s vote must mark a turning point. No one can still deny the scale of the abuses taking place in the Xinjiang region, Labour lawmaker Yasmin Qureshi, a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China UK, said.
UK declares China s crackdown on Uyghurs as genocide
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United Kingdom invites India for G7 FMs meet in London in May
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UK invites India to in-person G7 meet of foreign ministers in May
The UK has invited India, along with Australia, South Korea, South Africa, and the Chair and Secretary-General of ASEAN.
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Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 09:59 PM IST
The United Kingdom has invited India for an in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting that will take place in London from May 3 to 5. The UK, as the chair of the grouping for this year, has invited India, along with Australia, South Korea, South Africa, and the Chair and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, The meeting of G7 Foreign and Development Ministers next month is an opportunity to show how the world s biggest democracies work together to ensure equitable access to vaccines, build back better from the pandemic, support girls in the poorest countries get a good quality education and agree on ambitious action to tackle climate change.