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China formally confirms death of Uyghur man who was held in Xinjiang camp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 4 (ANI): As the worldwide condemnation against China over human rights violation grows, Beijing has confirmed to the United Nations the death of a Uyghur man whose family says that he was held in the Xinjiang internment camp since 2017, The Guardian reported.
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US passes Bill requiring firms to disclose connection with forced labour i
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 1 (ANI): Lawmakers from the Lower House of the United States Congress have passed legislation that would require US-listed companies to disclose if their supply chains are connected to forced labour in China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region.
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UK govt mulls proposal to allow Uyghurs to file plea in High Court against
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom government is considering proposals put forth by members of parliament to allow Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities to file a petition in the high court against the genocide taking place in the Xinjiang region of China, according to media r
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Allow 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang for independent observers: EU calls
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): European Union has called on China to allow meaningful access to Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region for independent observers, including for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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'China closed, demolished major shrines in Xinjiang to wipe out Uyghurs'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], September 26 (ANI): Continuing its attempt to wipe out the Uyghur ethnic community, China in recent years have closed and demolished many major shrines, mosques and other holy structures across Xinjiang that have long preserved the culture and Islamic beliefs of the region'
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Rights defender Hillel Neuer slams China for atrocities against Uighurs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Human Right Defender Hillel Neuer tore into China at the United Nations Human Right Councils (UNHRC) for its massive human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province and slammed countries who backed Beijing by turning a blind eye towar
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China replicates Xinjiang's military-style training centers in Tibet
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 22 (ANI): As the world continues to condemn China's ongoing human rights violation in Xinjiang, Beijing is busy pushing Tibetan rural labourers into recently built military-style training centers to forcefully train them as factory workers.
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Members of the European Parliament urge EU to take strong action on China
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 18 (ANI): As human rights violations in China continues to aggravate, the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have requested the European Union to meaningfully address China's human rights atrocities through strong action at the EU-China Summit.
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US bans five exports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): In another crackdown on China, the United States has banned cotton, hair products, computer components, and some textiles from China's Xinjiang province which are made "using forced labour".
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US Senators urge Disney CEO to explain why it cooperated with Xinjiang aut
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A bipartisan group of US senators has called on the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, to explain the movie giant's cooperation with the authorities in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang during the production of the "Mulan" live-action remake, acco
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Tibetans and Uyghurs hold anti-China protest outside UN office in London
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 29 (ANI): Members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community in UK oragnised a 'Black Day' protest outside the United Nations office in London to mark the ninth anniversary of 'heinous crimes against humanity' in Tibet and East Turkistan by Chen Quanguo, currently the party secr
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over human rights abuse in Xinjian
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday said that sanctions have been imposed on Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and two of its officials for their connection to serious human rights abuse on the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
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