Genocide Watch says China in advanced genocide stages against Uyghurs

GENEVA, Switzerland (MNTV) — An international genocide monitoring group has concluded that China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims in its northwestern Xinjiang region has reached some of the most advanced and severe stages of genocide under international law, according to a newly released report.

The assessment by Genocide Watch finds that actions carried out by Chinese authorities correspond to multiple late stages in its 10-stage genocide framework, including persecution, exterminatory acts, and denial. The report identifies Stages 3, 8, 9, and 10 as currently applicable.

The findings were cited in a statement by U.S.-based advocacy group Justice For All, which said the report strengthens long-standing concerns raised by rights advocates about China’s policies toward Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.

According to Genocide Watch, documented actions include mass detention in large-scale facilities, forced political indoctrination, restrictions on the Uyghur language, widespread destruction of mosques, forced labor programs, coercive population-control measures, and the separation of Uyghur children from their families into state-run institutions where Mandarin is the sole language of instruction.

Arslan Hidayat, a coordinator with the Save Uyghur campaign, said the report leaves little room for alternative interpretations of Beijing’s actions. He argued that describing the policies as counter-terrorism or cultural regulation no longer aligns with the evidence documented by independent experts.

Genocide Watch also warned that continued denial by Chinese authorities — and by governments maintaining normal economic and diplomatic relations — risks entrenching what it describes as an ongoing genocidal process.

The watchdog issued a series of recommendations, including stricter enforcement of bans on imports linked to forced labor, restrictions on exports of surveillance technologies, enhanced corporate supply-chain transparency, and expanded asylum and resettlement protections for Uyghur refugees.

China has consistently rejected allegations of genocide in Xinjiang, characterizing its policies as vocational training and counter-extremism measures. However, the Genocide Watch report adds to a growing body of findings from independent experts and international mechanisms raising concerns over systematic abuses in the region.

Analysts say the report is likely to intensify scrutiny of how governments balance human rights obligations against trade and technology cooperation with Beijing, particularly as evidence of mass repression continues to mount.