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Uighur exiles urged the International Criminal Court on Monday to investigate Beijing for genocide and crimes against humanity, the first attempt to use international law to hold China accountable for its crackdown on the Muslim minority.
A team of London-based lawyers representing two Uighur activist groups filed a complaint against Beijing for pursuing the repatriation of thousands of Uighurs through unlawful arrests in or deportation from Cambodia and Tajikistan.
The case could bring greater international scrutiny of the Chinese state’s power to impose its will beyond its borders.
Though China is not part of the court, lawyers say that because the case focuses on claims of unlawful acts by China in two member countries, the case could move ahead.
