The resettlement of Uighurs to Canada, according to the resolution, is proposed to begin in 2024.

The document also states that "Uighurs and representatives of other indigenous Turkic-speaking communities in Xinjiang who have fled to third countries face pressure and intimidation from the Chinese authorities to return to their homeland."

The adoption of the resolution, as noted by Reuters, although it does not obligate the Canadian government to follow the proposals set forth in it, but unanimous support in the parliament may prove to be a longer-term factor in the decision-making by the government.

"Canada will always contribute to helping those in need of protection.

I am determined to work with members of all parties to advance the measures outlined in the sentence approved by the House of Commons," said Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.

Human rights organizations accuse the Chinese authorities of sending more than a million Uyghur Muslims, Kazakhs and representatives of other Turkic-speaking ethnic groups to internment camps and prisons since 2017.

In February 2021, the Canadian House of Commons recognized Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and representatives of other indigenous, predominantly Muslim, peoples of Xinjiang as genocide.

In early September 2022, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report on violations in Xinjiang.

Former prisoners said that they were beaten with electric batons, kept in solitary cells for a long time and subjected to interrogations with water poured on their faces.

The document states that Chinese authorities have committed "serious violations" of human rights in the region as part of measures to combat terrorism and extremism.

The UN said that Beijing's actions against the Uyghurs and representatives of other Muslim nations could constitute crimes against humanity.

Chinese authorities have dismissed the UN report's claims as "disinformation and lies fabricated by China's adversaries," the Associated Press reports.

According to Beijing, the document ignores "achievements in the field of human rights in Xinjiang."