Source at the company insisted it complied with all laws on modern slaveryClaim firm is linked to concentration camps, slavery and repression of minoritiesThe Government is facing legal action over its controversial deal to allow Huawei to play a role in building Britain’s 5G network. Human rights activists say they will seek a judicial review to stop Boris Johnson going ahead with the plan because they claim the firm is linked to concentration camps, slavery and repression of minorities. Millions more in Xinjiang province are controlled day and night by surveillance systems that use face and voice recognition technology. ‘It is a betrayal of British values to deal with this firm,’ said Rahima Mahmut, a London-based activist with the World Uighur Congress. One source at the company insisted it complied with all laws on modern slavery and denied it was ‘intricately or intimately’ involved with any repression in Xinjiang.

Source: Daily Mail May 16, 2020 23:09 UTC