'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
Source: BBC
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The BBC also interviewed a Kazakh woman from Xinjiang who was detained for 18 months in the camp system, who said she was forced to strip Uighur women naked and handcuff them, before leaving them alone with Chinese men. Afterwards, she cleaned the rooms, she said.
"My job was to remove their clothes above the waist and handcuff them so they cannot move," said Gulzira Auelkhan, crossing her wrists behind her head to demonstrate. "Then I would leave the women in the room and a man would enter - some Chinese man from outside or policeman. I sat silently next to the door, and when the man left the room I took the woman for a shower."
The Chinese men "would pay money to have their pick of the prettiest young inmates", she said.
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Asked if there was a system of organised rape, she said: "Yes, rape."
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55794071
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(9,651 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)with the Chinese. Covid first and the Uyghurs second. With him having such a deeprelation with and understanding of the Chinese, he ought to have a decent amount of influence on them.
How they treat the Uyghurs reminds me of how the Israel treats the Palestinians, although this situation sounds considerably worse. We know about the re-education and labor; I can only imagine about the things we dont know.
We need to be very hard on the Chinese for multiple reasons. Their treatment of the Uyghers is toward the top.
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(53,951 posts)sakabatou
(42,148 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)can't be ignored, a price needs to be paid for it!