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House sends Uyghur human rights bill to Trump's desk

Washington, May 28(UNI) Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to sanction Chinese government officials responsible for internment camps in the region of Xinjiang, where up to 2 million ethnic Muslims have been forcibly detained, CNN reported.
The legislation, titled the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region.
The bill was passed 413-1, with Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie being the sole opponent.
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