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China accused of seizing Uighurs who fled abroad

Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent
Thursday June 10 2021, 12.01am, The Times
The Beijing authorities are increasingly concerned about the role of
Uighur exiles in revealing atrocities
The Beijing authorities are increasingly concerned about the role of
Uighur exiles in revealing atrocities
MEHMET GUZEL/AP
Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent
Thursday June 10 2021, 12.01am, The Times

Thousands of Uighurs fleeing atrocities in China have been forcibly
returned in a campaign of abductions waged by Chinese agents, the
International Criminal Court will be told today.

Lawyers for Uighur exiles will file new evidence of forced
disappearances and returns to the ICC as part of an effort to hold
President Xi accountable on charges of genocide and crimes against
humanity.

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Because China is not a state party to the ICC, the court does not
have jurisdiction to investigate crimes perpetrated in Xinjiang,
where more than one million Muslim Uighurs have been incarcerated and
subjected to torture, starvation, rape and enslavement.

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Instead lawyers are focusing on the actions of Chinese operatives
pursuing Uighur exiles in countries where the ICC has jurisdiction,
such as

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