2020-07-09https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/missing-07092020180230.html?fbclid=IwAR0gpRNlgaoP8fSFuk9ejjJ-SKmphu7RHFxtNiEuAHX-ngK4c8aANljF9Aw Memetrusul Hesen an ethnic Uyghur from Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) who is currently living in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has not had any form of contact with 35 members of his family, …
By Ben Westcott and Sarah Faidell, CNN Updated 1525 GMT (2325 HKT) July 13, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/13/asia/china-us-xinjiang-sanctions-intl-hnk/index.html?fbclid=IwAR04exOAKDKO_ODpmhDzTIQ6NcnwxsAnBDsEOn-y-O7uZFHKH-gmHjYmLBE Hong Kong (CNN)Beijing has announced sanctions against United States officials, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for measures announced by Washington last week over Beijing’s …
July 14, 2020 11.31pm AEST https://theconversation.com/legal-expert-forced-birth-control-of-uighur-women-is-genocide-can-china-be-put-on-trial-142414?fbclid=IwAR3RooYCw2sX36AZ-PmfdsxqxQkLvqzNcZ_PbUEvgDGamGO6XKXFkyOkKMk Uighur women in China’s Xinjiang province who have more than the approved number of children are being forcibly sterilised, forced to have abortions or having intra-uterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) inserted without their consent, according …
https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-muslim-uighur-forced-labor-coronavirus-ppe-masks?fbclid=IwAR0uXLrvZaVeET1dx2MGghz4NZAAlJ0tVoE4C6Tg-_7h_xg_9uANMW_h1tI At least one shipment was sent to a medical supply company in Georgia from a factory in China’s Hubei Province Chinese companies are using a state-run labor program to force its mostly Muslim Uighur minorities into manufacturing masks and other personal protective …
‘China must close the camps. Release all prisoners. Stop all forced labour, sterilisation and organ harvesting. Restore our religious and cultural freedoms.’ My name is Rahima Mahmut, I was born in Ghulja, in the north of what was East Turkistan. …
2020-07-22https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/investigators-07222020150455.html?fbclid=IwAR1mcvopfcJLQn1qfQx80q8d-OIBALYkbUdUtAgqKcwLgfaVeucwnW2rTFo Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are preparing local residents for visits with outside “inspectors” by ordering them to disavow knowledge of “family planning” policies targeting Uyghurs that a recent report equated to genocide, according to …
12/04/2019 https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/uyghur-human-rights-policy-act-signals-chinese-government-must-be-held-accountable-for-its-abuses/?fbclid=IwAR0Cmq4_Q0kIHUsy-CPiBHrI4OkRikldKgKmzuUExP5azlW0W9LaW9LKmdY Responding to the passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, Francisco Bencosme, the Asia Pacific advocacy manager at Amnesty International USA said: “The Chinese government must be held …
BY NURY TURKEL AND GARY BAUER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 06/24/20 09:00 AM EDT 133THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILLhttps://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/civil-rights/504228-being-muslim-means-youre-never-safe-from-china?fbclid=IwAR3D55GYeLjK1019zYKpXp_hBXdsFWWUd_kKxXlmN4kn3iJbprbfkUlNoDw For most people, traveling abroad can lead to exciting opportunities and exposure to new …
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/uighur-bill/ The legislation targets China’s human rights abuses, which Trump allegedly encouraged President Xi to continue. By Andrew McCormickTwitter JUNE 17, 2020 On Wednesday, June 17, Donald Trump signed into law the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act, which seeks to punish China for …
https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/528648?fbclid=IwAR3OyQEb8wKNG1hxQfXStIdGT9BRpI5D3pP5SDn2YZ8mp7tTEL5MNRVuOsw Omer KanatPublished 4 Jun 2020, 10:59 am On May 27, 2020, the US House of Representatives, following the Senate, passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. The bill now goes to the desk of the President to be signed into law. This …
