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US report exposes arbitrary detention of Uyghurs, other Muslim minority gr
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
From criminal prosecution of journalists to the prohibition of independent trade unions, the findings underscore a troubling pattern of oppression and injustice.
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Chinese govt arbitrarily detains over 1 mn Uyghurs, members of other Musli
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese government has arbitrarily arrested and detained over one million Uyghurs and members of other predominantly Muslim minority groups from 2017 to 2023, according to a report released by the United States.
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The Counter Majoritarian Conundrum: Parag Tripathi, Jurist & Sr. Advoc
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], April 19: "The Protection of fundamental rights and the spirit of liberty are central to our democracy. In this context the play of the counter majoritarian doctrine inherent in judicial review and at times the abandonment thereof, is what makes the study of the co
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Uyghur hatmaker, wife confirmed dead while serving sentence in Xinjiang: R
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Haji'ahun and his wife Mehpiremhan, natives of Maralbeshi county in Kashgar prefecture, were each given a 10-year term in Tumshuq Prison in 2019 for engaging in "illegal" religious activities, sources quoted by RFA said.
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Situation of women, girls in Pakistan is critical: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the southern province of Sindh, which is home to nearly 90 per cent of the Hindu minority group, forced conversions to Islam of kidnapped Hindu girls and their subsequent forced weddings to Muslim men--usually to the abductors--are quite common, reported HRWF.
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Pro-Tibet rally to be held in Taiwan on March 5
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pro-Tibet and human rights groups are going to hold a march in Taiwan's Taipei on Sunday to show their solidarity with Tibetans and other minority groups facing oppression in China, the Taipei Times reported.
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Canada's decision to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs may irk China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Since 2017, Beijing has carried out a sweeping crackdown in the north-western Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism, undertaking campaigns to forcibly assimilate the mostly Muslim ethnic minority group. Experts estimate that Chinese authorities have detained more than 1 millio
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Protests in China give chance to focus on Tibet and all minority groups: T
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Terming it 'crucial timing', Dr Gyal Lo stressed that the Western and European nations must showcase more solidarity to pressurise China over human rights.
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US report reveals Chinese tactics devised to suppress voices on Xinjiang g
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): China actively attempts to manipulate, dominate and discredit independent sources reporting ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity conducted against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in the Xinjiang
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Will the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act make a difference?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into effect last month, presumes that all goods from China's Xinjiang have been tainted by forced labour unless proven innocent, and vows to strike at the heart of slavery in northwest China.
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Pak minority groups in Canada moot over state -sponsored atrocities in Sin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 30 (ANI): Members of Pakistan's minority groups raised several related to state atrocities, human rights violations, and systematic discrimination in Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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China braces for US ban on import of products from Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): The import of Chinese goods manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang province will now be blocked after the US-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into effect on June 21.
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