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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
Updated : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'genocide' in
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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China will face repercussions for human rights abuses, says Biden
Updated : 5 years, 4 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 : 5 years, 4 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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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): A social media app in China, which gave a platform to people to discuss political topics such as ongoing human rights abuse against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been blocked.
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Let's each manage our own business, says top Chinese diplomat on Blinken's
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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
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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, 4 months 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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China fumes over reports on atrocities against Uyghurs, retaliates after U
Updated : 5 years, 5 months 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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