European Parliament Discusses Impact of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law” on Tibetans and Uyghurs

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Brussels, 07 May: Merely a week following the European Parliament’s landmark resolution condemning China’s “Ethnic Unity Law” adopted with an overwhelming majority of 439 votes, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation for Relations with the People’s Republic of China (D-CN) convened a joint public hearing to examine the law’s impact on Tibetans, Uyghurs and other targeted groups.

The hearing builds on the momentum of the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Tibet in the European Parliament held on 17 March, a few days after the PRC adopted the new law.

Chaired by DROI Chair MEP M. Satouri, the session featured a panel con...

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