Sanction Chinese Officials Involved in Human Rights Abuses: Former Australian PM

“However, one argument that should not prevail is that we would not progress such sanctions for fear of political, trade, or diplomatic reprisals from the Chinese ­government. The application of Australia’s human rights ­sanctions regime is reserved for the most egregious situations of international ­concern.”

Uyghur Canadian Leaders Urge Trudeau to Acknowledge ‘Genocide’ in Xinjiang

Adile Ablet | Radio Free Asia The meeting comes after parliament’s unanimous support of expedited entry for 10,000 Uyghur refugees. Uyghur community leaders in Canada asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau why his administration has not followed Canada’s parliament in recognizing the situation in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as genocide. Trudeau met with about 10 […]

Long-Awaited Uyghur Human Rights Report Due This Month 

International human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as well as countries including the U.S. accused China of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. The accusations include mass arbitrary incarceration of Muslims in internment camps, forced labor, forced sterilization of women, and forced separation of school-aged children from their parents.

New U.K. Law to Stop Live Organ Harvesting Takes Effect

China is a “major player” in the global transplant industry, and many institutions have ties to China as part of their supply chain or training. “Some of human rights violations within the transplant industry involve some of the most serious crimes that we know of – crimes against humanity, possibly even genocide”

Calls for Investigation Mount Over Xinjiang Police Files

“Newly released files from a leaked police database highlight the role Xi Jinping and other top officials had in crafting the genocidal policies employed in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and demonstrate clearly that Turkic Muslims are detained because of their cultural and religious identity and not for any specific criminal actions,” said Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative James P. McGovern

World Report 2022: China׳s Human Rights

Authorities continued to suppress online content not in line with “core socialist values.” They targeted “misbehaving” celebrities and their online fan groups, and banned some reality shows. In April, censors deleted from WeChat and other websites an article penned by former premier Wen Jiaobao in which he wrote, “China, in my vision, should be a country of justice and fairness.”