Category: Crime Against Humanity
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China’s Human Rights Violations in Uyghur and Other Muslim Regions
China has been widely condemned for gross human rights violations in Uyghur and other Muslim regions, particularly in Xinjiang province. These violations have been described as crimes against humanity. Since 2017, the Chinese government has engaged in a systematic assault against Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims that includes mass arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearance, mass surveillance,…
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French Judges Issue Arrest Warrants for Assad and Associates Over Chemical Attacks
French criminal investigative judges have issued arrest warrants for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and three associates in connection with the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Douma and Eastern Ghouta in August 2013, resulting in over 1,000 deaths. Aida Samani from Civil Rights Defenders stated, “The warrants send a strong message that the…