Category: Human Rights
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China exploits native Uighurs for organ harvesting
China for long has been accused of organ harvesting from its minorities as it illegally runs one of the largest organ transplant programs in the world. The official source of these organs have been the death-row prisoners, but in the background a big stack illegally comes from people incarcerated basis of their political or religious…
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CHINA’S UIGHURS: SAGA OF NONSTOP REPRESSION OF ITS MUSLIM MINORITY BY BEIJING
After Pakistan, China is another country in Asia, which vehemently alters societal norms for its minorities by crushing their rights and it does so nonchalantly–without letting the international community come in the way of its treatment of minorities like Uighurs, who reside in the East Asian country’s Xinjiang region. In its latest attempt to radically…
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World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Amplifies Calls for Unified Action Against Chinese Repression
The 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress in Munich served as a powerful rallying cry against the Chinese government’s escalating atrocities targeting the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities. Prominent figures from the Tibetan cause, including Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration, underscored the urgency of unified international action to counter Beijing’s…
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World Uyghur Congress calls for global action against China’s human rights abuses
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently marked its 20th anniversary with a set of events highlighting the struggles of the Uyghur community in China. The set of events brought to light the repressive practices deployed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Xinjiang and called for international action against the CCP’s detrimental human rights abuses.…
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As Chinese scribes face jail and torment, free speech is a misnomer in the communist nation
Human rights abuse in Tibet and Xinjiang has been making headlines for several years now with campaigners protesting the Chinese actions in the regions. A recent report once again highlighted the brutalities and hardships faced by journalists, writers or commentators in China. The recent publication of 2024 World Press Freedom Index by Paris-based Reporters…
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China’s continues to repress Uyghurs as Beijing bans social media apps for the ethnic group
Authorities in China’s autonomous Xinjiang region have banned Uyghurs from using social media apps including TikTok and tools to circumvent censorship, according to a recent report by Radio Free Asia (RFA) where it quoted a video released from the Chinese police. China observers say this could be the beginning of another major crackdown on the…
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China’s Atrocities on Falun Dafa Continues
Chinese State atrocities on its religious minorities are not new, and are only growing every year. From banning and modifying Quran to the suppression of peaceful Tibetan Buddhists, Beijing’s fear of its religious and ethnic minorities has obsessed her. And this time, it is the Falun Gong practitioners, who have paid the price for the…
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In 2023,China faired badly, say leading Rights Bodies
China’s overall performance in 2023 was far behind expectations. China’s 2023 GDP showed patchy economic recovery. The government’s repression and social controls intensified. People in China started questioning the leadership of President Xi Jinping. According to China Beige Book International’s latest survey, th recovery from COVID — disappointing as it was — is over. China’s…
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The tragedy of Women in Xi Jinping’s China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led National Women’s Council held last month in Beijing, in a way reiterated the tragic status of women in the country under its President, Xi Jinping. With the supremo himself leading the discussion, women, once again, were pushed away from centre-stage— an opportunity which could have been utilised for the…
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China’s human rights: A panel stated that the US has to closely monitor the seafood supply chain in order to identify any abuses by China.
The US must improve its monitoring mechanisms to identify human rights violations in its seafood supply chain where China plays a key role, witnesses told an influential bipartisan panel on Tuesday.The comments came at a hearing titled “From Bait to Plate: How Forced Labour in China Taints America’s Seafood Supply Chain” and hosted by the…