London, Jan. 30 -- Stop Uyghur Genocide Executive Director Rahima Mahmut has called for urgent action to address the presence of forced labour in UK supply chains. Speaking before the UK Parliament's Human Rights Committee, Mahmut highlighted mounting evidence linking forced labour in China to various industries, particularly cotton production.

"Due to the mounting evidence that the Chinese government is using forced labour in the production of cotton and many different industries, that led the World Uyghur Congress to take legal action," Mahmut said. She underscored that almost all products originating from the Uyghur region--referred to by many as East Turkestan--are tainted by slave labour. "Therefore, we believe this inquiry is extre...