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Comment: Whether to designate human rights atrocities as genocide is a fraught discussion that can hinder rather than precipitate further action, writes Allison Quatrini.
The US and UK vowed action after a BBC investigation detailed testimonies of sexual violence against Uighur women in Chinese camps.
Rohingya student group demands consultation in repatriation talks
“We don’t have lots of demands for repatriation. We just want our safety and security to be guaranteed, and the government of Myanmar should restore our citizenship and equal rights.”
Twitter removes 'dehumanising' Chinese embassy tweet on Uighur women
The tweet, posted on Thursday, drew widespread condemnation for claiming that Uighur women have had their minds "emancipated" and are no longer ...
China boasts of 'liberating baby-machine Uighur women' in Xinjiang
Beijing has touted its 'liberation' of Uighur women amid reports of widespread forced birth control and sterilisation.
Apple supplier 'using forced Uighur labour': report
Apple has denied any role or connection to forced labour practices in China following the release of a report by the Tech Transparency Project.
Uighur men detained in Saudi risk deportation, torture: HRW
Human Rights Watch has called on the Saudi authorities to immediately disclose the status of Hemdullah Abduweli, a 52 year-old Muslim scholar, ...
Netflix dismisses concerns over adaptation of anti-Uyghur author's work
Netflix says it does not agree with Liu Cixin's comments, but will continue with the series adaptation.
Satellite imagery reveals skyrocketing number of China's internment camps
Satellite images from Xinjiang show where hundreds of prisons have been constructed since 2018 to accommodate China's mass incarceration of ...
Fears for Uighur culture as scholars vanish in crackdown
At least 435 Uighur intellectuals have been imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, according to the Uyghur Human Rights ...
UK opposition calls for China sanctions over Uighur persecution
China has warned of a 'resolute response' to unilateral sanctions from the UK.
Explainer: What is the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership?
Former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has come out to condemn it, criticising Iran for "plundering the country" and for "allowing foreign troops ...
Exiled Uighurs bring first-ever ICC claim against China
The evidence submitted includes torture, being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, and birth control for Uyghur women.
US seizes 'human hair' shipment 'made in Uighur camps'
A shipment of almost $1 million worth of hair products were seized by US customs, on suspicions they were made in forced Uighur labour camps.
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are being targeted with forced birth control measures that have dramatically slashed birth rates, a new ...
China sentencing Uighur Muslims in 'sham trials': report
Detainees are forced to pick from a list of crimes including praying, wearing a headscarf, and traveling abroad, a new report has said.
Arms depot blast kills six rebels in Syria's Idlib
An explosion inside an Idlib arms depot - possibly caused by Russian air strikes - has killed six militants from an Uighur-dominated Islamist ...
Turkey envoy slams US senators over Uighur comments
US senators have accused Turkey of mistreating muslim Uighurs who have escaped prosecution in China.
UK cotton imports under scrutiny over forced Uighur labour
Lawyers and activists are calling for the UK to ban Chinese cotton from Xinjiang over the alleged use of forced labour involving Uighur Muslims.
UK urged to suspend imports from Chinese 'prison camps'
The World Uyghur Congress and the Global Legal Action Network called on the British government to suspend cotton imports from China's ...
Campaigners urge Kazakhstan not to expel Chinese asylum seekers
Human Rights Watch is urging Kazakhstan to keep two Kazakh asylum seekers instead of sending them back to China, over worries that the two men ...
Stop Uighur internment camps or take Olympics from China
As China gears up to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the country continues to face accusations of horrific human rights abuses against its Uighur ...
A hunger for halal as UK food industry booms
The halal food industry in Britain is booming and for the first time ever, Muslim consumers have more choice than ever before.
US slaps sanctions on Chinese officials over Uighurs
The bill, passed in early December, will see that Chinese officials involved in Uighur detention are held "accountable for gross human rights ...
China is sparing no effort in its attempt to erase any proof of its Uighur Muslim population.
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