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UN experts accuse China of systematic forced labour targeting Uyghurs, Tib
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
UN human rights experts warned that China is using widespread forced labour programmes targeting Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz minorities and Tibetans. They said labour transfers and relocations involve coercion, surveillance and threats, and may amount to crimes against humanity.
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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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China faces criticism as Uyghur families still suffer, 3 years after UN Xi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International has raised fresh alarm that Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang remain under relentless repression, three years after the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its landmark assessment on 31 August 2022. That report concluded that serious
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ETGE slams China's 'Propaganda' film, accuses Beijing of colonial occupati
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per ETGE, East Turkistan was a sovereign, independent state until it was invaded in 1878 by the Manchu Qing Empire, led by Zuo Zongtang, an officer pursuing colonial ambitions. Following the invasion, the region was unilaterally renamed "Xinjiang," or "new territory," in 1884.
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Argentina court opens door to justice against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Argentina's top criminal court has allowed a genocide case against Chinese officials to proceed, brought by Uyghur victims. The ruling, based on universal jurisdiction, offers hope for justice over alleged abuses in Xinjiang, including mass detentions and torture, and could set a global prec
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Geneva: Uyghur rights activist exposes China's forced labour and surveilla
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Isa described the situation as "dire," with widespread human rights violations continuing under the pretext of state security and development.
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China continues to persecute its Uyghur populace
Updated : 11 months ago IST
China's harsh treatment of ethnic minorities, such as Muslim Uyghurs in the northwest province of Xinjiang, has not garnered as much international attention in recent times. This must delight the government in Beijing, especially given its earlier notoriety for a sophisticated network of co
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UN Rights Chief flags China over Tibet, Xinjiang abuses; calls for release
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On June 17, Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed worries about "continued violations of cultural and other rights" in Tibet and demanded the "release of all individuals detained for exercising their rights and alignment of legislation and policies with internatio
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WUC marks Uyghur language day, commemorates 1988 student protests amid ong
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Director of the Education Committee at World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Abdureshit Niyazkaramay, highlighted the significance of Uyghur Language Day, which was initiated by the WUC in 2015, and marked the 37th anniversary of the 1988 Uyghur Student Protests in Urumchi, according to a stat
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UK lawmaker slams China over Uyghur abuses, calls for global action
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, UK House of Lords member and leading human rights lawyer, condemned China's abuses against Uyghur Muslims at the East Turkistan Uyghur Summit, calling them "crimes against humanity" and urging global action to end the repression in Xinjiang. She detailed mass d
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ETGE PM urges Canadian govt to take action against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Abdulahat Nur called on the Canadian government to officially recognise and denounce the Uyghur genocide and to acknowledge East Turkistan as a territory under Chinese colonial domination, and to reaffirm its pledge to resettle at least 10,000 Uyghur refugees in Canada.
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Thailand: Fair Party MP slams government for deporting 40 Uyghurs, says mo
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Fair Party MP Kannavee Suebsueng condemned the government's decision to forcibly repatriate 40 Uyghurs in February, claiming it contradicted the foreign policy that was presented to parliament, as reported by Thai PBS World.
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