Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 70115

Uyghurs: Human Rights

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made with international counterparts on cooperating to protect the human rights of Uyghurs.

Answer

Catherine West
This Government will stand firm on human rights, including in Xinjiang, where China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.We will continue to work closely with international partners in a number of...

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