Category: Feature
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Human Rights in Hong Kong: A Night Without Jimmy Lai and Chow Hang-tung. An analysis
An Evening without Chow Hang-tung and Jimmy Lai – prisoners of conscience in Hong Kong We held an event as part of Reading’s International Festival “An Evening without Chow Hang-tung and Jimmy Lai – Human Rights in Hong Kong”. We were delighted to have a very knowledgeable panel, including Amnesty UK’s own Sacha Deshmukh. We were…
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The Labour party’s reversal on the Uyghur genocide ruling depresses us.
We were deeply disturbed to read your report about David Lammy’s visit to China that highlighted how our Labour government – headed by a human rights lawyer – has decided to backtrack on plans for formal recognition of acts of genocide in order to facilitate trade deals with China (Labour backtracks on push for genocide…
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Due to threats, a Uyghur rights council meets in Bosnia under strict security.
A body fighting for Uyghur people’s rights in China and abroad had to meet in virtual secrecy with police protection in the Bosnian capital after threats and pressure to cancel, it said. The Germany-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held a four-day conference until Sunday with several hundred delegates from 25 nations in a Sarajevo hotel – but…
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The Effects of Population Growth: A Comparative Analysis of China’s Labor Market and Workplace Culture
How does overpopulation change a country? Though China and the United States have similar land surface areas of 3.6 million square miles and 3.5 million square miles, respectively, the two global superpowers have vastly different population densities. With 1.4 billion inhabitants, China’s population is over four times larger than the US population of 337 million. This disparity contributes to different work cultures and…
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China criticizes Western coverage of Uyghurs during a media forum.
China hosted a global media summit in Xinjiang this week, bringing together over 500 participants to discuss artificial intelligence, but also used the event to criticize Western reports about the forced labor of Uyghurs and an ongoing genocide were “fabricated lies.” Representatives from over 200 media outlets — including executives from Reuters and The Associated…
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The World Uyghur Congress chose Turghunjan Alawudun as its leader.
The World Uyghur Congress elected German national Turghunjan Alawudun as its new president on Saturday during the advocacy group’s general assembly in Sarajevo. Alawudun, 58, was the sole candidate for the leadership of the organization amid what his predecessor, Dolkun Isa, had described as unprecedented harassment and threats from the Chinese government to disrupt the Oct.…
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Australia: Encourage International Reaction to China’s Human Rights Violations
The Australian government should take the lead with other governments to continue to publicly criticize grave human rights abuses in China, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. An Australian-led joint statement at the United Nations General Assembly on October 22, 2024, expressed ongoing concerns about the Chinese government’s serious human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. The Chinese…
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Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Engages French Leaders on Tibet’s Human Rights and Promotes Tibet in Paris
On the 22 October 2024, a delegation consisting of Tibetan Parliament members Geshe Ngaba Gangri, Tsering Yangchen, Tenzin Jigdal, and Thupten Gyatso held a meeting with François Vauglin, the Mayor of the 11th arrondissement of Paris. During the meeting, discussions were held about the democratic process of the Central Tibetan Administration, the critical situation inside…
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China must address human rights violations in Tibet and East Turkistan, according to a 15-nation joint statement.
On 22 October 2024, James Matin Larsen, Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered a joint statement on behalf of a coalition of 15 countries, expressing serious concern over grave human rights violations in East Turkistan and Tibet, and calling for urgent action from China. The statement was presented during the general…
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The OIC is becoming less credible. It would rather have relations with China than denounce the persecution of Uyghurs.
Last week, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation delegation visited Beijing and northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region between 16 to 19 October. Largely underreported, but this development holds weight. This visit comes in the backdrop of criticism by the West and international organisations on China’s poor human rights record in Xinjiang, especially the reported arbitrary detention of…