Congress Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act

Congress yesterday gave final passage to the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (full text). The bill now goes to the President for his signature. The bill addresses China's human rights violations targeted at Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It calls on the President and the State Department to take specific actions against China, including designating China as a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act. The bill also calls for various reports on the topic to be submitted to Congress and the imposition of sanctions on foreigners responsible for these human rights violations.