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Biden takes up Hong Kong crackdown, Xinjiang rights abuses in first call w
Updated : 5 years, 3 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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US led the world in exposing 'horrific' abuses in Xinjiang, says Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): The United States led the world in exposing the "horrific" rights abuses in Xinjiang province of China and imposed sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party's officials, said outgoing US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.
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Will EU push China to respect human rights obligations? asks EU Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 17 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have condemned coercive labour programmes in Tibet and called the European Union (EU) to act against China for the human rights abuses in Xinjiang province and compel Beijing to respect its international obligati
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Japan mulls US-style law to deal with human rights issues in China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 12 (ANI): Amid growing criticism against China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Japan is mulling a legal foundation for sanctions, similar to those imposed by the US and Europe.
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Swedish clothing icon H&M joins global clamour to end human rights abu
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Growing calls for UN to probe gross human rights violations in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 30 (ANI): As China continues with its massive human rights abuses in Xinjiang, there have been growing calls for a probe by UN commission into the relentless oppression of Uighur Muslims.
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Recent US sanctions will put business in Xinjiang on notice, Pompeo on rig
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, on Sunday came down heavily on China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang and said the most recent US sanctions will put business operating in the region on notice.
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US warns companies of potential risks from human rights-related Chinese en
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): The US State Department on Wednesday in an advisory warned American companies of the potential exposure they could face from maintaining supply chains with entities that engage in human rights abuses in Xinjiang, or elsewhere in China, and the associated
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Pakistan turning blind eye to human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 21 (ANI): While the United Nations has said that at least one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in China, experts believe that neighbouring Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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