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Line 323: According to a March 2021 report that was written by over 50 worldwide experts on China, genocide, and international law,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Westcott|first=Ben|last2=Wright|first2=Rebecca|date=9 March 2021|title=First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/asia/china-uyghurs-xinjiang-genocide-report-intl-hnk/index.html|quote=...according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region.}}</ref><ref name="urlLegal experts accuse China of committing genocide against Uighurs" /> the Chinese government breached every article in the [[Genocide Convention]], writing that “simply put, China's long-established, publicly and repeatedly declared, specifically targeted, systematically implemented, and fully resourced policy and practice toward the Uyghur group is inseparable from 'the intent to destroy in whole or in part' the Uyghur group as such."<ref name=":39" /><ref name="urlUyghurs in Australia call for genocide declaration in wake of report into Chinas Xinjiang region policies - ABC News">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-10/china-is-committing-genocide-against-uyghurs-report-finds/13232996 |title=Uyghurs in Australia call for genocide declaration in wake of report into China's Xinjiang region policies - ABC News |format=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 March 2021|title=China committing genocide against Uighurs, says report|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/china-committed-genocide-against-uighurs-in-xinjiang-says-report}}</ref> The report, published by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy, said there were credible reports of mass deaths under the mass internment drive, while Uighur leaders were selectively sentenced to death or sentenced to long-term imprisonment. “Uyghurs are suffering from systematic torture and cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment, including rape, sexual abuse, and public humiliation, both inside and outside the camps,” the report stated. The report argued that these policies are directly orchestrated by the highest levels of state, including Xi and the top officials of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] in Xinjiang.<ref name="urlChina committing genocide against Uighurs, says report | Uighur News | Al Jazeera" /> It also reported that the Chinese government gave explicit orders to "eradicate tumours", "wipe them out completely", "destroy them root and branch", “round up everyone", and "show absolutely no mercy", in regards to Uyghurs,<ref name="urlChina committing genocide against Uighurs, says report | Uighur News | Al Jazeera" /><ref name="urlLegal experts accuse China of committing genocide against Uighurs">{{Cite news|last=Milward|first=David|date=9 March 2021|title=Legal experts accuse China of committing genocide against Uighurs|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/09/legal-experts-accuse-china-committing-genocide-against-uighurs/}}</ref> and that camp guards reportedly follow orders to uphold the system in place until ‘Kazakhs, Uyghurs, and other Muslim nationalities, would disappear...until all Muslim nationalities would be extinct’.”<ref name="urlChina has breached all provisions of UN Genocide Convention in Xinjiang: Report | Hindustan Times">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/china-has-breached-provisions-of-un-genocide-convention-in-xinjiang-report-101615289722524.html |title=China has breached all provisions of UN Genocide Convention in Xinjiang: Report | Hindustan Times |work= |access-date=}}</ref> According to the report "Internment camps contain designated “interrogation rooms,” where Uyghur detainees are subjected to consistent and brutal torture methods, including beatings with metal prods, electric shocks, and whips."<ref name="urlUighur Muslim News: Rape, internment camps, mass sterilisation; How China is committing genocide of Uyghurs | World News - Times of India">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/rape-internment-camps-mass-sterilisation-how-china-is-committing-genocide-of-uyghurs/articleshow/81430955.cms |title=Uighur Muslim News: Rape, internment camps, mass sterilisation; How China is committing genocide of Uyghurs | World News - Times of India |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> == International responses == | |||