Court won’t decide if Canada flouts Genocide Convention by inaction on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

By Cristin Schmitz ( February 1, 2023, 1:18 PM EST) -- The Federal Court has ruled it does not have jurisdiction to grant an application by a Uyghur advocacy group seeking declarations recognizing alleged “acts and omissions” by the government of Canada in relation to what the group contends is the “ongoing genocide” against members of the Uyghur population in the People’s Republic of China — an accusation China flatly denies....