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China: Anniversary of UN’s damning Xinjiang report must be ‘wake-up call’ to action

The one-year anniversary of a damning UN report on Xinjiang stands as a grave reminder of the need to hold...

China: Uyghur student convicted for “promoting extremism”

Kamile Wayit, a 19-year-old Uyghur female university student was sentenced on March 25, 2023, under the charge of “promoting extremism”...

Remembering Tiananmen Square: the hidden history of China’s protest movement

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops shot dead hundreds, if not thousands, of people who had taken to the streets...

China: Uyghur student detained for posting protest videos

Kamile Wayit, a Uyghur student studying in Henan, was taken away by the police on 12 December 2022, after she...

Amnesty International Canada activists persevere in demanding justice for Huseyin Celil

by Marilyn McKim, AI Canada Group 18 Persistence. Is that not the best quality in an Amnesty International member?  Persistence...

China: Government must not detain peaceful protesters as unprecedented demonstrations break out across the country

Responding to widespread protests unprecedented in recent years, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said: “The tragedy of the...

China: Xinjiang vote failure betrays core mission of UN Human Rights Council

Responding to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s rejection – by 19 votes to 17 with 11 abstentions – of...

China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang

Council must mandate an independent international mechanism to investigate crimes People who recently fled Xinjiang tell Amnesty International of abuses...

China: Missing and Arbitrarily Detained in Xinjiang

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 61/21 UPDATE 1 BELOW 48 individuals from predominantly Muslim ethnic groups have been allegedly interned...

China: Families of Xinjiang detainees speak out as they await long-overdue UN report

Almost 50 new detainees added to Amnesty International campaign on arbitrary detention, bringing total to 120 Family members describe injustice...

China: UN visit falls short of addressing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

Responding to the end of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s six-day visit to China, Amnesty International’s...

CHINA: Activists Charged with Subversion

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 44/22 BELOW #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing went missing on...

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