Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced sanctions against four senior Chinese officials in response to “appalling violations”of human rights.
Dominic Raab warned that the international community "cannot simply look the other way" on the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
He said sanctions have also been placed on an official body - Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Public Security Bureau.
He told the Commons: "State control in the region is systemic. Over a million people have been detained without trial, there are widespread claims of torture and rape in the camps based on first-hand survivor testimony.
"People are detained for having too many children, for praying too much, for having a beard or wearing a headscarf, for having the wrong thoughts.
"I'm sure the whole House will join me in condemning such appalling violations of the most basic human rights."
Mr Raab added: "It's the largest mass detention of an ethnic or religious group since the Second World War and I believe one thing is clear - the international community cannot simply look the other way."
He added: "Today we're taking further steps again in co-ordination with our international partners. Having very carefully considered against the criteria in our global human rights sanctions regime, I can tell the House today that I am designating four senior officials responsible for the violations that have taken place and persist against the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
"Alongside these individuals we're also designating the Public Security Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. That's the organisation responsible for enforcing the repressive security policies across many areas of Xinjiang.
"The sanctions involve travel bans and asset freezes against the individuals and asset freezes against the entity we're designating. The individuals are barred from entering the UK, any assets found in the UK will be frozen."
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