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02 Sep 2022

US slams China for 'ongoing GENOCIDE and crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang

The White House has slammed China for its continued violation of human rights against minority communities White House Press Secretary welcomed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Xinjiang The report talked about China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang

01 Sep 2022

DNA: UN report on condition of Uyghur Muslims in China

Today, in terms of religion, the population of Muslims in India is at number two, but still a section sees Islam in India in danger. Let us tell you that the UN has issued a report on the condition of Uyghur Muslims and in this report has strongly reprimanded China for the atrocities being committed on minorities.

01 Sep 2022

Detention of Uyghurs: UN cites possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity The UN office has called for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism The report, which Western diplomats and UN officials said had been all but ready for months, was published with just minutes to go in Bachelet's four-year term

16 Jun 2022

47 nations voice concern over China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang

47 countries voiced concern about abuses in China`s far-western Xinjiang region They demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs` repression "We continue to be gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," they said

29 May 2022

US accuses China of 'restricting, manipulating' UN human rights chief's visit

US claimed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 'did not enable a complete and independent assessment of the human rights environment' UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet raised concern over the arrests of lawyers, activists and journalists under the so-called National Security Law in Hong Kong

24 Jun 2021

Canada PM lashes out at China seeking probe into indigenous children's remains

Canada PM Justin Trudeau lashes out at China Mass burial place of 215 children was found near the Canadian town of Kamloops Chinese diplomat Jiang Duan had demanded an investigation

20 May 2021

US lawmakers call for US and world leaders to boycott China's 2022 Olympics

Pelosi, a Democrat, told a bipartisan congressional hearing on the issue that heads of state around the world should shun the games, scheduled for February. An independent United Nations panel said in 2018 that it had received credible reports that at least 1 million Uyghurs and other Muslims had been held in camps in China`s Xinjiang region.

30 Oct 2020

China's oppression of ethnic minorities: Know Xi's extreme punishment measures

The campaign against ethnic minorities by Xi Jinping-led administration is one of the most disturbing human rights atrocities of the 21st century. Key questions remain about why the administration has adopted such measures to punish entire ethnic minorities.

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19 Oct 2020

Organizations protest against China's brutal repression of Uyghurs

A total of eight organizations has held a protest against China's brutal repression of Uyghurs, concentration camps and for the release of two detained Canadians in China. The protest took place on October 18 from 12 pm to 4 pm. The protest marched from Vancouver Art Gallery to Chinese consulate office in Vancouver and demonstrators rallied outside the Chinese consulate.

26 Aug 2020

US, UK and Germany corner China at UNSC on Uyghur minorities issue in Xinjiang

US permanent representative to the UN Kelly Craft said, "We are deeply concerned by the situation in Xinjiang, where more than one million Uyghurs have been detained" "Counterterrorism and countering violent extremism should never be used as a pretext to silence political dissent or to violate religious freedom or repress minority groups," Kelly added UK's envoy to UN James Roscoe said, "We remain deeply concerned about systematic, egregious human rights violations against Uyghurs & other ethnic minorities"

31 May 2016

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed slams China for warning people to shun practice of Islam

Hafiz Saeed has rejected Beijing's call to prevent the practice of Islam in China.

25 Apr 2016

Amid pressure from China, India withdraws visa issued to Chinese dissident leader Dolkun Isa

India's move to grant visa to Isa had reportedly angered China. The cancellation of visa is being seen as a reaction to protest from China over the issue.

24 Sep 2015

Will curb religious extremism to protect people: China

Defending the crackdown against Islamic militants in the restive Xinjiang province, China on Thursday said suppression of religious extremism is a "just move" to protect all people, including Muslims.

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