China Defiant in Face of Uyghurs UN Report
The report includes testimony from 40 people who say they were subjected to arbitrary detention as well as various forms of torture and humiliation, including sexual mistreatment.
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UN: China’s Mistreatment of the Uyghurs Amounts to Modern-Day Slavery
A new report from the United Nations on modern slavery provides further documentation of China’s mistreatment of the Muslim minority.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Beijing Olympics highlight how China’s communist rulers continue to comprehensively violate religious freedom and other fundamental human rights of their own citizens.
Senate Sends Bill Banning Goods Made With Forced Uyghur Labor to President Biden’s Desk
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6256) comes after the U.S. accused China of committing genocide against the Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
US Senate Passes Legislation Restricting Imports From Uyghur Forced Labor
The legislation would restrict the import of all goods made in China’s Xinjiang province, unless it can be certified that the goods were not made with the use of forced labor.
Cardinal Bo Steps Up to Speak for the Beleaguered Catholics in China
COMMENTARY: The Myanmar cardinal has shown he isn’t afraid of repercussions when speaking out against the repressive Chinese regime.
Jeffrey Sachs and the Vatican: Silent on China’s Rights Abuses
It remains unclear whether Sachs’ approach to China has had a direct influence on the Holy See’s own dealings with Beijing.
State, Not Church, Leads Western Response to China’s Human-Dignity Violations
As the Vatican’s gambit appears to falter, Western nations take action; opportunities for laity abound.
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials Connected to ‘Genocide’ of Uyghurs
Up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities are estimated to have been imprisoned in a network of more than 1,300 camps in Xinjiang.
