China has been accused of crimes against humanity in regards to their treatment of Uyghurs Muslims and other minorities, according to a report by the UN.The ...
I’m always appalled by this kind of news. Human rights are supposed to be the most unbreakable basement the society stands on, but newp, people torture other people and get no punishment, not even a fine or something.
In general governments tend to get away with all sorts of nasty stuff. Uyghurs deserve a lot more sympathy than what they get, but as to whether anything can moderate China’s position on them is not clear.
unfortunately as we’ve seen time and time again, the UN is a completely toothless agency if the crimes are being done by a major nation because of the veto power they hold. barring a structural reform, the USes and Chinas of the world will always be able to basically get away with this stuff. and honestly, even Rwanda and Myanmar have shown you can be a small country and basically get away with state-sanction mass murder or cultural annihilation if the payoff for intervening doesn’t have an immediate benefit
I’m always appalled by this kind of news. Human rights are supposed to be the most unbreakable basement the society stands on, but newp, people torture other people and get no punishment, not even a fine or something.
In general governments tend to get away with all sorts of nasty stuff. Uyghurs deserve a lot more sympathy than what they get, but as to whether anything can moderate China’s position on them is not clear.
unfortunately as we’ve seen time and time again, the UN is a completely toothless agency if the crimes are being done by a major nation because of the veto power they hold. barring a structural reform, the USes and Chinas of the world will always be able to basically get away with this stuff. and honestly, even Rwanda and Myanmar have shown you can be a small country and basically get away with state-sanction mass murder or cultural annihilation if the payoff for intervening doesn’t have an immediate benefit