Human Rights, Freedom and Solidarity
EU Observer. 19 July 2021
Below is an article published by EU Observer. Photo:Mark Fisher.
EU legislation to clean up supply chains and corporate governance has been delayed after fierce industry lobbying.
This law is key to strengthening the global competitiveness of EU companies, delivering the Green Deal, tackling global climate change and biodiversity loss and protecting human rights in the EU and around the world.
Read moreHong Kong Free Press. 17 July 2021
Below is an article published by Hong Kong Free Press. Photo:AFP.
My father was back in Guangzhou, Guangdong—the city where his business was based. He asked if I could send him legal documents for myself and my mother and sister, both of whom were in Turkey with me. After I sent him the documents, he disappeared.
Read moreRFA. 16 July 2021
Below is an article published by RFA. Photo:AP.
Nearly all Uyghur clergymen from a mosque in a city in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned, leaving no one in the community who is able to conduct religious ceremonies, said two sources familiar with the current situation in a corner of Xinjiang near Kazakhstan.
Read moreFortune. 18 July 2021
Below is an article published by Fortune. Photo:AFP.
Early last year, amid mounting reports of forced labor and human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), U.S. outdoor apparel maker Patagonia resolved to stop sourcing cotton from China. From April 2020 on, the brand’s global suppliers had to vet and eliminate any links to the world’s largest cotton producer. The decision wasn’t easy. China accounts for roughly 20% of global cotton supply, and Xinjiang produces some of the highest-grade cotton in the world.
Read moreRFA. 14 July 2021
Below is an article published by RFA. Photo:Reuters.
Senior U.S. government officials and politicians denounced China on Wednesday for alleged genocide against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities, taking aim at Beijing’s policies at the inaugural International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington.
Read moreReuters. 15 July 2021
Below is an article published by Reuters. Photo:AFP.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who introduced the legislation with Democrat Jeff Merkley, called on the House to act quickly.
“We will not turn a blind eye to the CCP’s ongoing crimes against humanity, and we will not allow corporations a free pass to profit from those horrific abuses,” Rubio said in a statement.
Read moreEnd Uyghur Forced Labour. 13 July 2021
Below is an article published by End Uyghur Forced Labour. Photo:AFP.
Today’s Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory, issued by six U.S. Government departments, is an encouraging further step toward holding the Chinese Government accountable for the continued human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region. Following the June 24 White House announcement of new sanctions cracking down on forced labour in the solar industry supply chain, and after the strong June 13 statement on Uyghur forced labour made by President Biden at the G7 Summit, today’s announcement by Secretary of State Blinken sends a clear message to companies around the world: continuing to conduct business as usual in the Uyghur Region will jeopardise your market access to the United States.
Read moreRFA. 13 July 2021
Below is an article published by RFA. Photo:f Akida Polat/Freemymom.org
An internationally recognized expert in Uyghur folklore and ethnographer who disappeared in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) more than three years ago has been confirmed as being imprisoned by authorities, according to her former co-workers at Xinjiang University.
Read morePolitco. 6 July 2021
Below is an article published by Politco. Photo:Christian Charisius/EFE via EPA.
EU countries are finally getting serious about their response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the huge transport and infrastructure project that Beijing is using to connect Asia to European markets as well as to signal its political influence internationally.
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