Act's Brooke van Velden, who put forth the original motion, says she is 'disappointed' but happy to still debate human rights issues. "The Government was opposed to the word genocide," van Velden said. Act would continue to use the term genocide, van Velden said. This morning Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reiterated her concern over "grave human rights abuses", but voiced caution over the specific term genocide. "We have long been raising concerns about human rights abuses accruing in the Xianjiang Uighur Region.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 04, 2021 06:11 UTC