Last Week Tonight Sheds Light on Uighur’s Plight in China

John Oliver tackles this issue of China’s treatment of its Uighur (pronounced wee-grr) population in this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight.

It’s a stunning segment, perfect for discussing asylum. Immprofs who teach Criminal Law might also find the moments from 6:45-10:17 interesting, as they delve into the concept of predicting/preventing crime.

There is footage from Uighur camps, with folks singing “If you’re happy and you know it say ‘yes, sir!'” (It’s as horrifying as it sounds.) There’s exposure of international corporations who benefit from forced labor by Uighurs (Nike, VW). And there’s a snippet from John Bolton’s book with insight I’d not heard about previously. Check out this statement: “Trump said that Xi should go ahead with building the [Uighur concentration] camps, which Trump thought was exactly the right thing to do.” Holy hell.

-KitJ