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Kmart faces Federal Court action over alleged links to Uyghur Forced Labou
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A Uyghur group in Australia is suing Kmart, alleging links to forced labour in China's Xinjiang region. The case seeks proof of Kmart's ethical sourcing claims, as critics highlight gaps in Australia's Modern Slavery Act. Kmart denies wrongdoing, citing its long-standing Ethical Sourcing Pro
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Uyghur groups welcome US Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Five Uyghur rights groups in Washington welcomed the bipartisan Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act, which targets Chinese officials and entities linked to repression, forced labour, and organ harvesting, and urges swift passage to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable an
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Uyghur groups stand in solidarity on Tibetan Uprising Day
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Both groups highlighted the shared struggle of the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, emphasizing that they are united in fighting against the same oppressive system led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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World Uyghur Congress stages global protests against deportation of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Protests erupted worldwide as the World Uyghur Congress, its affiliate organizations, and other Uyghur groups rallied in front of Thai embassies, urging the Thai government not to repatriate 48 Uyghur refugees to China, where they face severe persecution and torture.
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Uyghur groups ask world leaders to recognize December 9 as Uyghur Genocide
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Uyghur organizations from 20 countries have asked global leaders to take action to end the Chinese government's human rights atrocities against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs.
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Uyghur community holds protests in Turkey against Chinese govt
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
In Turkey, a protest was carried out by Uyghur activists in Istanbul at 2:00 am in the early hours of November 26 near the historic Hagia Sophia mosque where Uyghurs gathered braving the cold shivering winter, according to media reports. Nearly a hundred activists including Uyghur groups.
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Lies about Xinjiang can deceive no one in the world, says Pro Uyghur group
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], September 3 (ANI): Lies about Xinjiang can deceive no one in the world, said World Uyghur Congress (WUC), President Dolkun Isa, following the release of a UN report this week that confirms rights abuses in the northwest part of the country.
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Uyghur group hails recognition of China's human rights violations by Europ
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on Thursday by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government's systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan "am
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Looks like UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's C
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Pro Uyghur groups are calling for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to China.
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Pro Uyghur group slams UN rights chief's Xinjiang visit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed its serious disappointment in the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, including a trip to Xinjiang.
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Uyghur groups stage protest in Belgium against China's human rights violat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 29 (ANI): Uyghur rights groups and Tibetans gathered in Belgium's Diksmuide and protested against China's human rights violations urging the world community to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics.
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China's Xinjiang crackdown reaps millions of dollars in assets for state
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Chinese authorities have seized and sold tens of millions of dollars in assets owned by jailed Uyghur business owners at auction amid a broad government campaign in the country's Xinjiang region, said a report.
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