Human Rights
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-06
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Cian O'Callaghan (SD), Dublin Bay North

I thank the Minister for his response. Uighurs have had to shave their beards and uncover their hair as part of the restrictions that have been put on them. They have been made to pledge allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party. Children have been taken from their parents and put in orphanages and there has been family separation. As such, will the Government support the introduction of a European Magnitsky Act in the European Council that would impose visa bans and asset freezes on individuals worldwide who are guilty of crimes such as torture and genocide? Will Ireland, as an EU member state, vote to adopt sanctions against those responsible for the repressive policies in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region, which are being imposed on the Uighur ethnic minority?

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Sitting date: 2020-10-06