I’ve spent the past decade fighting for my own brilliant brother Ekpar Asat, and a million others who have vanished into China’s vast system of camps—mass imprisonment that has, over time, been allowed to harden into a grim “new normal.” This is the exact oppressive system that Czech stateman Václav Havel, whom Carney invoked, urged free people to resist.
onsdag 4. februar 2026
Rayhan Asat: International Law for Some, but Not for All | Opinion
At Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew applause for his plea to middle powers to “build a new order that encompasses values.” While President Donald Trump’s saber-rattling has unsettled many, for me and others in my Uyghur community, it was also deeply painful to see Carney feted for his “principled pragmatism” only days after he visited China to forge a new strategic partnership, devoid of any mention of human rights concerns.
I’ve spent the past decade fighting for my own brilliant brother Ekpar Asat, and a million others who have vanished into China’s vast system of camps—mass imprisonment that has, over time, been allowed to harden into a grim “new normal.” This is the exact oppressive system that Czech stateman Václav Havel, whom Carney invoked, urged free people to resist.
I’ve spent the past decade fighting for my own brilliant brother Ekpar Asat, and a million others who have vanished into China’s vast system of camps—mass imprisonment that has, over time, been allowed to harden into a grim “new normal.” This is the exact oppressive system that Czech stateman Václav Havel, whom Carney invoked, urged free people to resist.
