Also cited by the center was the government’s use of “sophisticated social and technological surveillance systems in order to control everyday aspects of Uyghur life.” “The Chinese government is systematically persecuting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities on the basis of their religion and ethnicity,” the center says in its case study.
“There is a reasonable basis to believe that the government of China is committing crimes against humanity … The massive surveillance and detention infrastructure China has constructed poses a significant threat to the Uyghur people, whose ability to express through cultural and religious practice their unique identity is seriously infringed.”