Britain may boycott winter Olympics over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims

Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

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British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab suggested Britain may boycott the Olympics for the first time, over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The suggestion comes as a growing number of nations urge Beijing to respect human rights of the minority Uighurs. Read full article

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Pytangua
It would greatly strengthen the moral position of the British government if it acceded to UN demands that it allows the citizens of the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to return to their homeland after having being forcibly evicted by the British government to make way for a US air base.
Oct 07th, 2020 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse -2
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Terence Hill
Your only three years behind the times on the Chagossian issue.
”The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a case brought by Chagos Islanders claiming the right to return to their home in the Indian Ocean, bringing a long legal battle to a close.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/9758451/Chagos-Islanders-defeated-in-European-Court.html
Oct 07th, 2020 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
Pytangua
The Islands can’t really support human habitation any longer, which was also why they had to leave.

They could sit on a beach and starve if they didn’t die of thirst first.

The UN says the UK should hand the territory over to Mauritius, no mention of any “return” for the so called chagossians.

I doubt very much the Mauritius Gov will want them to return either to the Chagos Islands or Mauritius.
Oct 08th, 2020 - 03:47 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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