China: Human Rights

Part of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – in the House of Commons at on 2 March 2021.

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Photo of Afzal Khan Afzal Khan Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

Ahead of International Women’s Day, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the recent report by the BBC, which highlighted the extensive use of sexual violence in Xinjiang. I am sure the Minister will agree that the report was incredibly troubling and details what can only be described as torture and abuse of human rights and dignity. Can he explain why it is taking the Government so long to sanction Chinese officials? In the light of recent Magnitsky sanctions in the case of Myanmar, can he explain why they have yet to be used in the case of Xinjiang?