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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Xinjiang records sharp drop in birth rate amid growing focus on Uyghur gen
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over human right abuses by the Beijing, population statistics published by the Chinese government shows a significant drop in birth rates in Xinjiang province.
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Rights group targets China, highlights atrocities in Tibet, East Turkistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) held a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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Rights group to hold online discussion on political freedom in Tibet, East
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) has scheduled a panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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EU demands China allow 'meaningful access' to rights observers to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 23 (ANI): The European Union has demanded that China allow independent rights observers "meaningful access" into the Xinjiang province to probe abuses, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.
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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'genocide' in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): Calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics have been intensifying steadily due to China's human rights abuses, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims.
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US House reintroduces bill to ban goods from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) reintroduced a bill that would ban imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced with forced labour and allow further sanctions against Chinese officials responsib
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China will face repercussions for human rights abuses, says Biden
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that China will have to face repercussions over human rights abuses.
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Biden takes up Hong Kong crackdown, Xinjiang rights abuses in first call w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday underscored concerns about the crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said.
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