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Rushan Abbas, founder and President of the two time Nobel Peace Prize nominated Campaign for Uyghurs, published an open letter as Canadian MP Michael Ma's recently challenged Margaret McCuaig-Johnston of the China Strategic Risks Institute, asking if she has personally witnessed forced labour in China and disputing the legitimacy of China’s ongoing Uyghur genocide.

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Ms. Abbas writes,

The CCP’s ongoing Uyghur genocide is recognized by the independent London tribunal ruling and a dozen countries, including Canada. Uyghur forced labor is documented through credible reports, survivor testimonies, supply chain investigations, and even Chinese state media. UN experts stated in 2026 that the conditions may amount to enslavement. Calling these crimes anything else is ignorance at best and a defense of the CCP at worst.

I am a firsthand witness to this genocide. My sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, has been imprisoned for almost eight years in retaliation for my advocacy as an American citizen. If there is no genocide and forced labor, why does the CCP still hold her and try to silence me?

And, this is not only about Uyghurs. Tibetans and Hong Kongers are all suffering under the same authoritarian regime. These cases should not be treated as a partisan issue but as a global moral and security threat that demands urgent attention.

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Ms. Abbas adds that she will be in Ottawa on 22 and 23rd of April and "welcome a direct discussion with MP Ma on this matter and present the undeniable evidence of Uyghur atrocities and forced labor."

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