Xinjiang: Human Rights
Commons · Question 54227 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) international and (b) Chinese counterparts on (i) the Xinjiang Police Files, published in 2022, and (ii) allegations of human rights
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 3 Jun 2025
This Government stands firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghur Muslims. We continue to refer to the OHCHR's 2022 Xinjiang Assessment, which is based on independent evidence and China's ...