China is using the global war on terror to justify...

China is using the global war on terror to justify repression of its Uighur community who face torture and execution when forcibly returned from neighbouring countries, Amnesty International said.
"China has repackaged its repression of Uighurs as a fight against 'terrorism,'" Amnesty said in a new report.
"Since the 11 September 2001 attacks on the USA, the Chinese government has been using 'anti-terrorism' as a pretext to increase its crackdown on all forms of political or religious dissent in the region."
"As well as sweeping restrictions on religious, cultural and social rights, suspected 'separatists, terrorists or religious extremists' have for years faced imprisonment or execution after unfair trials, as well as torture and long-term detention without charge or trial or access to lawyers or family," the report said. Many Uighurs had fled to neighbouring countries like Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Nepal and Pakistan. "But even then they are not safe, as the Chinese government pressures such countries to forcibly return the asylum-seekers. Back in China, they face serious human rights violations, including torture, unfair trials, and even execution," said Amnesty. It cited one recent case in which a man, Shaheer Ali, was executed in China after being forcibly returned from Nepal despite being recognised as a refugee by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Nepal.