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9 Dec, 7 tweets, 5 min read

@TribunalUyghur

🚨 In 15 minutes, @TribunalUyghur Chair Geoffrey Nice QC will deliver the Tribunal's Judgement, followed by a press conference!

Tune in via the link below to watch the delivery of the judgement live, or follow this thread for more information 👇

@TribunalUyghur

@TribunalUyghur @CUyghurs @UyghurProject @RFA_UyghurNews In June 2020 WUC President @Dolkun_Isa formally requested the establishment of an independent people’s tribunal to investigate ‘ongoing atrocities and possible Genocide’ against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim Populations. The Uyghur Tribunal was launched on 3 September 2020.

Hearings were held in June, September, & November 2021, during which the Tribunal’s expert panel reviewed 500+ witnesses statements and heard live evidence from 30+ witnesses about their experiences of 🇨🇳 policies & its internment camp system, as well as from 40 expert witnesses.

@TribunalUyghur

Geoffrey Nice is summarizing the evidence the @TribunalUyghur has heard over the past months before announcing the verdict.

''...the evidence... not only reveal the suffering of individuals but also the involvement of other individuals...engineers, architects...'' - Geoffrey Nice

@TribunalUyghur

The @TribunalUyghur confirms that crimes against humanity are indeed taking place in East Turkistan. It is now presenting if the evidence confirms genocide.

Stay tuned!

@TribunalUyghur

🚨#BREAKING🚨

The @TribunalUyghur has judged "beyond reasonable doubt" that the People's Republic of China (PRC) has committed crimes against humanity and genocide against the Uyghur people.

🔗 @UyghurCongress Press release: uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea…

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