EU hearing raises alarm over China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’, warns of forced assimilation of Tibetans and Uyghurs

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Brussels [Belgium] May 7 (ANI): The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China (D-CN) held a joint public hearing to assess the impact of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law" on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other affected communities, just a week after the European Parliament passed a landmark resolution condemning the legislation with a strong majority of 439 votes, according to a report by the Central Tibet Administration (CTA).

The hearing followed the momentum created by the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Tibet meeting in the European Parliament on March 17, which took place shortly after the PRC introduced the new law. Chaired by DROI Chair MEP M Satouri, the session included D-CN Chair MEP Eroglu, officials from the European External Action Service (EEAS), representatives from major international human rights organisations, and academic expert Charles Brown from King’s College London, who presented an analytical assessment of ...

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