Lina K 27/06/2024 Lina K 27/06/2024

NCA failure to investigate imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court rules

The National Crime Agency’s decision not to launch an investigation into the importation of cotton products manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang was unlawful, the court of appeal has found.

Lina K 26/06/2024 Lina K 26/06/2024

Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s LSE flotation

Amnesty International UK said Shein’s potential London listing would be a “badge of shame” for the London market because of the fast-fashion firm’s “questionable” labour and human rights standards.

Lina K 29/12/2023 Lina K 29/12/2023

Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns

Concerns have been raised that academic publishers may not be doing enough to vet the ethical standards of research they publish, after a paper based on genetic data from China’s Uyghur population was retracted.

Lina K 29/12/2023 Lina K 29/12/2023

‘He disappeared for a year’: The survivors of China’s prison camps in Xinjiang – in pictures

In this photo gallery, some of those freed from re-education camps in Xinjiang - Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other minorities - talk about trying to rebuild their lives in neighbouring Kazakhstan.

Lina K 27/12/2023 Lina K 27/12/2023

At least 20% of NHS suppliers at ‘high risk’ of modern slavery use, review says

Over a fifth of NHS suppliers providing items including surgical instruments, gloves, gowns and face masks are at “high risk” of using modern slavery, according to a government review.

Lina K 03/09/2023 Lina K 03/09/2023

UK solar could be ‘dumping ground’ for products of Chinese forced labour, ministers warned

An amendment to the energy bill, proposed with cross-party support, would require solar energy companies to prove that their supply chains are free of slave labour.

Lina K 31/08/2023 Lina K 31/08/2023

Britain has done more than ignore the Uyghur genocide – from politics to business, it is complicit

“James Cleverly’s barely there pressure on China is hardly surprising, given the companies and even universities playing a role in human rights abuses.”

Lina K 28/08/2023 Lina K 28/08/2023

Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit

In a second visit since launching an extreme crackdown on the region’s Uyghur and Turkic Muslim population, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, urged officials in the region to conserve “hard won social stability”.

Lina K 14/08/2023 Lina K 14/08/2023

Waiting to Be Arrested at Night review – the Uyghurs’ fight for survival in a society where repression is routine

The very fact of being a Uyghur in China turns everyday life into a political act, as this memoir by renowned poet Tahir Hamut Izgil recounts.

Lina K 30/03/2023 Lina K 30/03/2023

UK’s Labour Party to recognize Uyghur genocide if it wins elections

The United Kingdom’s opposition Labour Party will aim to declare the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghurs a genocide if it wins the next general election.

Lina K 24/03/2023 Lina K 24/03/2023

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps

Two women who say they experienced and eventually escaped Chinese “re-education” camps provided first-hand testimony to members of the US Congress.

Lina K 15/02/2023 Lina K 15/02/2023

Governor of China’s Xinjiang region cancels UK visit after backlash

The governor of China’s western region of Xinjiang will not be visiting Britain this week, according to the UK Foreign Office, after a backlash from MPs over alleged human rights abuses in the region.

Lina K 13/02/2023 Lina K 13/02/2023

Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest

Iain Duncan Smith has accused the Chinese governor of Xinjiang of murder as he joined Uyghur activists protesting against his reported visit to Britain.

Lina K 08/02/2023 Lina K 08/02/2023

Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor

The British Foreign Office has shocked cross-party opponents of the Chinese treatment of Uyghur groups by revealing that it has asked the Xinjiang governor for talks.

Lina K 02/02/2023 Lina K 02/02/2023

Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees amid Chinese pressure to force their return

Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now facing pressure to return.

Lina K 29/12/2022 Lina K 29/12/2022

Police in China can track protests by enabling ‘alarms’ on Hikvision software

Chinese police can set up “alarms” for various protest activities using software provided by Hikvision, a major Chinese surveillance manufacturer, the Guardian has learned.

Lina K 04/12/2022 Lina K 04/12/2022

Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban

A Chinese security camera company has been advertising ethnicity recognition features to British and other European customers, despite allegations of involvement in ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang.

Lina K 23/11/2022 Lina K 23/11/2022

Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China

A new report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance state in Xinjiang, the Guardian reports.

Lina K 20/09/2022 Lina K 20/09/2022

West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN

Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses by China in Xinjiang.

Lina K 09/06/2022 Lina K 09/06/2022

Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression

Dozens of scholars have accused the UN human rights chief of having ignored or contradicted academic findings on abuses in Xinjiang with her statements on the region. In an open letter published this week, academics called on Michelle Bachelet to release a long-awaited UN report on human rights abuses in China.

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