International Law Enforcement of Alleged Gross Human Rights Violations by the Chinese Government Against the Uyghur Muslim Ethnicity

Abstract

The objectives of this research are as follows: 1. To find out what forms of alleged gross human rights violations were experienced by ethnic Muslims in the Uighurs from 2017-2018. 2. To find out the enforcement of international law on alleged gross human rights violations by the Chinese government against the Uighur Muslims . This study uses a normative juridical method, namely legal research conducted by examining literature or secondary data as a basis for research, where the focus of research activities is research on legal principles. The conflict between the Chinese government and the Uighur Muslim ethnicity has led to the crime of genocide, an attempt at ethnic cleansing because it was carried out systematically, starting with the policies of the Chinese government which cornered the existence of the Uighur Muslim ethnicity.