The Canadian government has committed to bring in Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities who have fled repression in China
A Uyghur woman is the first refugee from China’s persecuted minority groups to arrive in Canada under a federal government resettlement effort launched in 2023.
. This follows from a February, 2023, vote in the House of Commons where MPs voted unanimously in favour of, which called on Ottawa to accept 10,000 Uyghurs and other minorities, and a February, 2021, vote where MPs also backed a declaration that Beijing’s treatment of these people amounted to genocide.
She said Ottawa will not “provide further information about our operational efforts as it could put these vulnerable people at further risk.” “This is only the beginning,” Mr. Tohti said in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming many more refugees in the months and years to come, ensuring they find safety, dignity, and opportunity here in Canada.”
Xinjiang has been a particular concern for rights activists, Western governments and academics, who have said that China has imposed an unprecedentedon the millions of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims who live in the region.
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