GENEVA—The U.N. human rights office has sent an advanced team to the Chinese city of Guangzhou where they are quarantining ahead of a visit to the Xinjiang region, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The team of five which arrived on Monday precedes an expected visit by the U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet initially programmed…
UN Rights Team in China Ahead of Xinjiang Visit
April 27, 2022
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Australian Senator Rex Patrick Calls for Ban on Slave Labour Products
April 26, 2022
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Independent senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, has called on both the major Coalition and Labor parties to commit to a ban on products made through slave labour. Patrick said in a release on Saturday that “nobody wants to wear or use misery.” “Not only is the human cost of slave labour abhorrent, it also…
Harvard Hosts Chinese Communist Officials in Student-Run Conference
A student-run body at Harvard University recently hosted a Chinese diplomat who previously denied claims of genocide in Xinjiang and described the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a “great party.” Huang Ping, Consul General of the Chinese consulate in New York, told attendees of the annual Harvard College China Forum on April 16 that China…
UK to Ban Modern Slavery Goods and Services From National Health Service
The UK is set to pass a new law targeting modern slavery in NHS supply chains such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) made from cotton sourced in China’s Xinjiang region. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Friday that he wants the landmark amendment to be “a turning point in the UK’s mission to eradicate slavery and human…
Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Linked to Uyghur Repression in Xinjiang by Funding Facial Recognition Technology: Report
April 15, 2022
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Alibaba reportedly encroached on the human rights of China’s Muslim population by financially supporting U.S.-blacklisted artificial intelligence companies to track the ethnic minority. The e-commerce giant and its affiliated companies currently control nearly 30 percent of Chinese technology company Megvii and 7 percent of SenseTime, ESPN reported on April 14, citing recent financial documents. Known for…
Court Rejects Bid to Ban Imports From China’s Xinjiang Region Over Labour Concerns
Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China. The Federal Court has rejected their application to overturn a Canada Border Services Agency decision that said the agency had no authority to enact such a ban. The…
China is Building a New Strategic Road Linking Tibet and Xinjiang That Should Concern India: Experts
NEW DELHI–China is working to link the regions of Tibet and Xinjiang with a new road named “G216” that’s set to bring the greatest strategic challenge to India since the 1950s, according to experts. “The G216 highway is rarely mentioned in the Chinese media; it is one of China’s most secret projects,” Claude Arpi, an…
US, Rights Groups, Express Concerns Over UN Rights Chief’s Upcoming Xinjiang Visit
March 10, 2022
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The UN human rights chief is making a visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang where 1 million Uyghurs are held in mass detention. The United States and almost 200 rights groups around the world have expressed concern that a Beijing-surveilled trip would undermine the credibility of the investigation and whitewash the regime’s human…
Uyghur Forced Labor Widespread in Solar Supply Chain: Hudson Institute
March 9, 2022
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A March 9 Hudson Institute talk has drawn renewed attention to the role of Uyghur forced labor in the Chinese-dominated supply chain for solar panels and related technologies. Nury Turkel, a Hudson Institute senior fellow and Uyghur-American human rights activist, spoke with Laura Murphy, a professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at the United…
Amazon Suppliers Linked to Forced Labor in China’s Xinjiang: Watchdog
March 8, 2022
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At least five companies in tech giant Amazon’s supply chain are linked to forced labor in China, according to a new report by a corporate accountability watchdog. Three of Amazon’s suppliers, Luxshare Precision Industry, Acbel Polytech, and Lens Technology, are alleged to have directly engaged in the use of forced labor in China according to…
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