May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CRIMES AGAINST UIGHUR POPULATION

  (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the 
horrifying crimes against humanity that China is currently committing 
against the Uighur population.
  About a million Uighur Muslims have been detained in so-called 
reeducation camps in China. Reports from the camps are scarce, but they 
indicate that physical and psychological torture is taking place.
  These are the precursors to genocide. We have the power to act.
  According to reports in The Atlantic, 22 Uighur Muslims with no known 
anti-American sentiments were detained at Guantanamo in late 2001 and 
kept there for 12 years at the urging of the Chinese Government.
  There are also known cases of Uighurs on the suspected terrorist 
watch list in the United States, and it is entirely possible they were 
added, unfairly, by the Chinese Government.
  Reporting in The Wall Street Journal indicates that U.S. companies, 
including Coca-Cola, the Gap, and Kraft Heinz, are materially 
benefiting from the Uighur detention, and this must be investigated and 
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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