Geneva: Advocate Groups Urge for the Investigation and Condemnation of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting During 45th Universal Periodic Review
According to the China Tribunal, an independent panel of lawyers and experts convened in 2019, evidence confirms that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China has been going on for at least 20 years.
China Tried, but Failed, to Prevent UN Scrutiny of Its Human Rights Violations
The U.S. was joined by Canada, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.
Simmering Tensions: China Sanctions 5 US Defense Firms Over Arms Sales to Taiwan
The situation also underscores the delicate balance of power in the Taiwan Strait — a 160-kilometer-wide (about 90 miles) waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China. But the timing of Beijing’s sanctions — coming just days before Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections slated for Jan. 13 — is seen as a strategic move to influence the island’s political landscape.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Under Scrutiny Ahead of 10-Year Anniversary
For example, in northeastern Cambodia, the construction of the Lower Sesan 2 hydroelectric dam, under the BRI, led to the displacement of nearly 5,000 indigenous people and the permanent flooding of their homes; a scenario that Human Rights Watch (HRW) described as a “human rights disaster.”.
UN Calls for Release of Ailing Hong Kong Rights Lawyer Albert Ho
“We are following ongoing cases under National Security Law (#NSL) with great concern,” the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said via its Twitter account on March 28. “A week ago, Albert Ho was returned to custody under this law, despite his critical health condition.”
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Confronts Trudeau at G20 Over Discussions ‘Leaked’ to the Press
Trudeau spoke to Xi on Nov. 15, and his office later said the Prime Minister had raised concerns about China’s interference in Canada, as well as media reports of unofficial Chinese police stations operating in Toronto.
Chow Hang-tung’s Testimony During Preliminary Court Inquiry in the Hong Kong Alliance ‘Incitement to Subversion’ Case
I can say that the Alliance’s candlelight vigils were the most formative civic lessons in my childhood. From them, I experienced firsthand what justice was, where hearts and minds were, and what public participation was. They also gave me role models, whether it was the students in Tiananmen Square who were willing to sacrifice everything for democracy,
Uyghur Genocide and the Tajik Connection: A New Fight at the International Criminal Court
Tajikistan, an ICC member state, but one that is beholden to Beijing both economically and militarily, has been one of the main culprits in rendition and with the benefit of new evidence, the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has been urged to investigate.
The European Parliament on Xinjiang: China Is Guilty of “Crimes Against Humanity”
“Credible evidence about birth prevention measures and the separation of Uyghur children from their families amount to crimes against humanity and represent a serious risk of genocide,” are its sobering conclusions.
Call on China to Immediately Release Lawyer Tang Jitian, Who Has Been Extralegally Detained Since December 2021
Mr. Tang has explained to the these agencies that his daughter is critically ill, that her care can no longer be delayed, and that continuing his detention will aggravate her condition and endanger her life. He said further that she is also in desperate financial difficulty.