Rae’s Call for UN to Investigate Plight of China’s Uighurs Laudable but Futile

Rae’s Call for UN to Investigate Plight of China’s Uighurs Laudable but Futile
A facility believed to be a so-called re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, north of Kashgar in China's Xinjiang region, on June 2, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Shane Miller
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Commentary

As Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae is due much praise for his performance thus far. He has shown the necessary hardheadedness required of anyone in the role, given the current global context and composition of the U.N.