Australian senator calls to recognise China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide Daniel Hurst © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
An Australian senator will seek support from fellow upper house members to recognise China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority as genocide, after similar parliamentary motions passed in Canada and the Netherlands.
The proposed motion – placed on the Senate’s notice paper for 15 March – looms as a test for the major parties at a time when Australia should join the international community in taking a stand, according to the South Australian independent senator Rex Patrick.
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