The federal government condemned Beijing’s sanctions on two Canadian human rights groups and cautioned citizens in China about arbitrary law enforcement by the regime.
On Dec. 21, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against two organizations—the Canada-Tibet Committee and the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project—along with 20 members affiliated with them. These individuals have been outspoken against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of ethnic and religious minorities.
In a statement issued on Dec. 24, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) expressed solidarity with members of the two organizations and condemned the Chinese regime’s decision to “punish them for speaking out for human rights.”…