In October 2020, western diplomats at the United Nations criticised China for its human rights abuses against the ethnic Uighur Muslims and called on the Chinese regime to respect their human rights and particularly the rights of persons belonging to religious and ethnic minorities. PAY ATTENTION: Click 'See First' under 'Follow' Tab to see Tuko.co.ke news on your FB feedFormer president Trump had described the human rights violation in China as genocide. However, the Uighur issue is now at the centre of newly elected US president after former president Donald Trump's administration labeled China’s repression of Uighur Muslims as genocide. China was recently caught red handed trying to patent facial recognition tech which could be used for singling out Uighur ethnic groups. Human rights defenders are going to monitor the Biden’s administration as it tries to balance its diplomatic options between having cordial relations with Beijing and also defending the rights of minority groups there.

Source: Daily Nation January 26, 2021 16:10 UTC