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September 18, 2019

U.S. Senate Votes to Sanction China over Violations of Uyghurs' Human Rights 
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Human Rights Watch is calling on China's government to immediately stop
separating Uyghur children from their families in the western province
of Xinjiang. HRW says countless children have been jailed in state-run
child welfare institutions and boarding schools without parental consent
or access as part of a program that's seen an estimated 1 million Uyghur
adults imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training
centers" designed to combat extremism. Last week, the Senate passed the
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, calling for the U.S. to consider human
rights sanctions against Chinese officials. House lawmakers have yet to
vote on a companion bill.


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