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Photo exhibition on Uyghur Genocide held in front of UNHRC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 (ANI): A photo exhibition titled "Stop Uyghur Genocide! Stop Uyghur Forced Labour" has been organised at Broken Chair in front of UN during the 45th Human Rights Council Session in Geneva.
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US House approves bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would effectively ban imports from China's Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region due to the suspected use of state-sponsored forced labour there.
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China replicates Xinjiang's military-style training centers in Tibet
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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Bill proposed by US lawmakers seeks to impose restrictions related to Xinj
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A bill proposed by leading US lawmakers seeks to impose various restrictions related to China's Xinjiang region including prohibiting certain imports.
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Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour to end human rights abu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 17 (ANI): Days after the US imposed a ban on import of five specific manufacturers in Xinjiang, Swedish clothing icon H&M has decided not to buy raw materials from the region's farms and factories suspected of using "forced labour".
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US Homeland Security took decisive action on products exported from Xinjia
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken decisive action to withhold the release of certain goods into the US linked to forced labour in China.
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US bans five exports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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N Korea named 'worst human trafficking country'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): The US State Department on Thursday categorised North Korea as as one of the "worst human trafficking nation" for the 16th straight year, citing the use of forced labour.
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