U.S. skater Timothy LeDuc calls Chinese government's human rights abuses toward Uyghur Muslims 'horrifying'
China's campaign of mass internment, forced labor and forced sterilization of over 1 million Muslim minorities in Xinjiang constituted "genocide" and "crimes against humanity," per Axios' Bethany Allen-Ebrahemin."What I can say is we absolutely acknowledge the horrifying things that we've seen happening to the Uyghurs.
"I mean, these are horrifying human rights abuses that we're seeing happening. And it can feel very powerless when you read those things, because you think, 'What can I do," they added. LeDuc said they also believe they see "human rights being violated here, in my country" specifically around trans rights and the right to an abortion.
"So that's kind of how I think of it. I feel powerless sometimes, seeing the situation in China. I can use my voice here, yes," they said. "But what I can do here to defend human rights is be sure that I am vigilant and vote for the people in my local communities and state and local elections to defend human rights here as well."LeDuc is set to become the first openly non-binary person to compete at an Olympic Winter Games.
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