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Columbia University Professor Argues That Detention, Sterilization Of Uyghurs Does Not Constitute Genocide

Chrissy Clark
Columbia University Professor Argues That Detention, Sterilization Of Uyghurs Does Not Constitute Genocide
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A Columbia University professor co-authored an article arguing that Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province of China are not facing genocide. 

Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University, and William Schabas, a professor of law at Middlesex University in London, penned an op-ed in Project Syndicate arguing that “genocide” is an inappropriate charge against a country that is detaining a minority group against their will. 

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