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Human rights lawyer Kenneth Roth on Xitter:

"The United Arab Emirates government is so contemptuous of human rights that it is holding military exercises with China in Xinjiang of all places, the site of Beijing's mass detention and persecution of Uyghur Muslims."

China and the United Arab Emirates are holding military training exercises this week in Xinjiang, as Emirati-Chinese defense ties see a boost despite US concerns.

The joint air force training exercise, dubbed Falcon Shield, began on Wednesday in the northwest Xinjiang province of China. Officers and soldiers from both countries attended the opening ceremony, including the UAE’s deputy military attache in China.

Xinjiang province, where the exercise took place, is home to China’s Uyghur Muslim community. China has been widely criticized for its treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities there. According to observers such as Human Rights Watch, China has detained up to a million Muslims in Xinjiang in recent years as part of its anti-terror campaign. The United Nations’ Human Rights Office released a report in 2022 detailing human rights issues in the region.

“The extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim groups, pursuant to law and policy, in context of restrictions and deprivation more generally of fundamental rights enjoyed individually and collectively, may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” said the UN.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guarantee you that the Emirs take the bigoted stance that Uyghurs aren't "true" Muslims, so it's acceptable.

No one more willing to compromise their principles than the people in charge of a country based on theocratic ones, even a somewhat less oppressive one relative to the region like the UAE.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Arab solidarity is a fucking joke... I don't get their cultural situation tbh but how they handled refugee crisises, Palestinians and now this...

Money changers and rent seekers for ya.

[–] S491@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They sold out the cultural and religious values of their ancestors who fought for independence, for the continuation of the wealthy and luxurious lifestyles they currently lead.