British parliamentarian William Wilberforce’s legacy rests on his bold public stance against slavery. The legendary 18th- and 19th-century abolitionist stood up before the British people in the House of Commons with a message of piercing moral clarity: Whatever the cost of abolition, there is no excuse for slavery.
After several years of impassioned advocacy, Wilberforce declared to the House of Commons, “Having heard all of this, you may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say you did not know.”
Given the findings of the U.S., the United Nations, and the European Union, the world can no longer deny knowledge of the Chinese Communist Party’s crimes against humanity, including forced labor, perpetrated primarily against the Uyghurs.
With ignorance no excuse, it’s time for Europe to follow the U.S. example, remove the products of Uyghur forced…
