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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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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Let's each manage our own business, says top Chinese diplomat on Blinken's
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): Reacting to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holding Beijing accountable for its gross human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi has said "let's each manage our own business."
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Human rights groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): A coalition of 180 human rights groups has urged governments around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games slated for next year due to China's reported human rights abuses towards minorities.
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Global leaders, activists urge countries to boycott Beijing Winter Games o
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 6 (ANI): Global leaders and activists have urged countries to boycott the Beijing Winter Games, which are a year away, over human rights abuses.
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US will hold China accountable for abuses of international system: Blinken
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Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): United States State Secretary Antony J Blinken had a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi during which he conveyed that Washington will continue to stand up for human rights and democratic values, including in Xinjiang, Tibet, an
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China fumes over reports on atrocities against Uyghurs, retaliates after U
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 5 (ANI): Retaliating to the United Kingdom's move to revoke the broadcasting license for China Global Television Network (CGTN), the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that "BBC has made some false reports" on human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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China removes Uyghur language as medium of instruction in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): As China continues to refute reports of ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, another revelation has confirmed that Beijing has removed the Uyghur language instruction from educational institutions in the region.
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