The legislation, titled the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region. The State Department currently details the abuses in its annual Human Rights and International Religious Freedom reports. "The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act would be the first major legislation focused on promoting the rights of Uyghur and other Muslims. Congress last year approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act , which required the State Department to issue an annual review of Hong Kong's autonomy. "While the United States once hoped that free and prosperous Hong Kong would provide a model for authoritarian China, it is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself," Pompeo said in his statement.

Source: CNN May 27, 2020 21:52 UTC