Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2020 / 06:30 am
The Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs is "one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust," two Asian cardinals and 74 other religious leaders wrote in a statement released August 8.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences, and Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia, were among the 76 signatories calling for "prayer, solidarity and action to end these mass atrocities" against the Muslim minority in China.
"After the Holocaust, the world said 'Never Again.' Today, we repeat those words 'Never Again', all over again. We stand with the Uyghurs. We also stand with Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and Christians throughout China who face the worst crackdown on freedom of religion or belief since the Cultural Revolution," the statement said.
"We make a simple call for justice, to investigate these crimes, hold those responsible to account and establish a path towards the restoration of human dignity," it states.