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Rights defender Hillel Neuer slams China for atrocities against Uighurs
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Human Right Defender Hillel Neuer tore into China at the United Nations Human Right Councils (UNHRC) for its massive human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province and slammed countries who backed Beijing by turning a blind eye towar
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China expanded over 380 detention centres in Xinjiang, says Australian thi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 25 (ANI): Even as China claims that all "trainees from vocational centres in Xinjiang had graduated" by late 2019, an Australian think tank has revealed that there has been an increase in the number of detention centres in the region.
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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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China confirms dip in birth rates in Xinjiang; denies forced sterilization
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 22 (ANI): China has finally acknowledged a drop in birth rates in Xinjiang but has denied reports of forced sterilization and genocide in its far western region.
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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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Members of the European Parliament urge EU to take strong action on China
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 18 (ANI): As human rights violations in China continues to aggravate, the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have requested the European Union to meaningfully address China's human rights atrocities through strong action at the EU-China Summit.
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Israelis campaign against atrocities on Uyghur as it is 'genocide in makin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The ongoing atrocities on Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region has drawn criticism from even the young Israelis as they feel "this is almost like a genocide in making".
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US restrictions on textile imports from China may augur well for India: IC
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The US move to impose restrictions on import of certain products originating from Xinjiang autonomous region in China could benefit Indian textile exporters, according to investment information firm ICRA.
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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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Not prepared to sign off on any deal with TikTok: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said that he "wasn't prepared" to sign off on any deal regarding the sale of the Chinese video app TikTok until he has seen the proposal.
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