Washington, Feb. 23 -- : Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group, on Monday (local time) lauded the Canadian opposition motion in the House of Commons acknowledging that China's actions are in line with the atrocities defined in the Genocide Convention.

"We hope that this motion spurs action in the current minority liberal government of Canada to recognize what is happening to the Uyghurs as genocide and that the Canadian government will enact tougher restrictions on consumer goods and materials imported from East Turkestan, to prevent the flow of goods made with Uyghur forced labor," said CFU.

"The amended motion calling for the relocation of the 2022 Winter Olympics was a welcome addition. CFU applauds the House of Commons f...