VANCOUVER—Canada and Canadians must start paying attention and act over what some are now labelling a genocide of China’s Uighur population after explosive new reports of forced birth control and sterilization against the ethnic minority, says a prominent human rights activist. Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Uighur Rights Advocacy Project, says forced birth control measures constitute genocide and urged Ottawa to condemn the practice. But where past reports on human rights in Xinjiang have gained some attention, these newest reports on forced birth control have drawn condemnation from around the globe. Among other revelations, he found that 80 per cent of new intrauterine birth control devices in China were placed in women in Xinjiang. Such legislation would allow for sanctions against Chinese officials who are complicit in human rights abuses.

Source: thestar June 30, 2020 23:28 UTC