Ethnic Minorities
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About Ethnic Minorities
The Aspects of Britain series is an up-to-date, unbiased guide to life in Great Britain today. Aspect titles are grouped in six different categories: Government and Administration, Overseas Relations, Social and Cultural Affairs, Britain and its People, Industry, and Environment. . . .
Child death rates on the rise in England
... " There is also evidence that women from Ethnic Minorities do not always feel as welcome in the health service, and capacity and resources in healthcare services are also constrained...
What we learned from a shocking week of Covid testimony
... She also argued forcefully that the interests of key groups like women, Ethnic Minorities and disadvantaged people were being ignored because they weren t represented in high-level discussions...
Covid inquiry: Minority doctors less forthright about poor PPE, BMA says
...By Ashitha NageshCommunity affairs correspondentDoctors belonging to Ethnic Minorities were " less likely to speak up" when given unsuitable personal protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has heard...
State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss
... The bank s Start Up Loans programme recently reached a milestone of £1bn in lending, with more than half that going to small businesses run by women and Ethnic Minorities...
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
... She founded the Ethnic Minorities Research Centre at the university in 2007 and conducted field work throughout Xinjiang...
Voter ID: General election could face serious disruption - survey
... Ethnic Minorities and unemployed voters were more likely to be turned away, the electoral watchdog found...
Concerns over focus on skin colour in newborn checks
... The report questions its relevance and accuracy for some babies belonging to Ethnic Minorities...
RAF diversity targets discriminated against white men
...By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC NewsInitiatives to increase the numbers of women and people from Ethnic Minorities in the RAF led to illegal positive discrimination, an inquiry has found...
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
A prominent Uyghur academic has been reportedly jailed For Life by China for " endangering state security".
Rahile Dawut 's sentence was confirmed after she appealed against a 2018, according to the US-based Dui Hua Foundation rights group.
The 57-year-old professor lost her appeal this month.
China has been accused of crimes against humanity against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
Human Rights groups believe against their will over The Past few years in a large network of what The State calls " re-education camps".
It has sentenced hundreds of thousands to prison terms.
" The sentencing of Professor Rahile Dawut is a cruel tragedy, a great loss for the Uyghur people, and for all who treasure academic freedom, " Said John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Foundation.
He called for her immediate release and safe return to her family.
Her Daughter , Akeda Pulati, Said that she worried about her mother Every Day .
" The thought of my innocent mother having to spend her life in prison brings unbearable pain. China, show your mercy and release my innocent mother, " She Said in a statement released by Dui Hua.
Ms Dawut's secret trial in December 2018 in a Xinjiang court followed her arrest the previous year for " splittism" A Crime of endangering state security.
A source in the Chinese government confirmed The Sentence of life imprisonment to Dui Hua, The Group Said .
Ms Dawut is an expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions and had been teaching at Xinjiang University College of Humanities before her arrest.
She founded the Ethnic Minorities Research Centre at the university in 2007 and conducted Field Work throughout Xinjiang. She had lectured in universities in the US and UK, including Harvard and Cambridge.
Dui Hua Said Ms Dawut was among " the long and growing list of Uyghur intellectuals" who have been detained, arrested, and imprisoned since 2016.
The US is among several countries to have accused China of genocide in Xinjiang. The leading Human Rights groups Amnesty and Human Rights Watch accuse China of crimes against humanity.
China denies the allegations.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning Said on Friday she had " no information" on Ms Dawut's case,
There are About 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and located in the north-west of China.
A revealed details of China's use of " re-education camps" and described the routine use of armed officers and the existence of a shoot-to-kill policy for those trying to escape.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
