China sending children of exiled Uighur parents to orphanages, says Amnesty


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China has forcefully divided Uighur families by placing young children in state orphanages, according to Amnesty International. Amnesty International, the human rights group has issued a new report urging China to free all Uighur children held in orphanages without their families' permission, reports BBC. The charity spoke to parents who had to leave children with relatives in China when they were forced to flee the country. According to human rights organisations, China has detained over a million Uighurs. The Chinese government has also been accused of committing a slew of human rights violations against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, including...