Category: OHCHR

UN Reports ‘Massive’ Humanitarian Crisis in Burma, Military’s Restriction to Aid Access

July 1, 2023
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The United Nations released a report on June 30 revealing a “massive” humanitarian crisis in Burma, also known as Myanmar, where more than 17.6 million people need humanitarian aid. The report, published by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), states that the military has been suppressing civil society with “all…

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Human Rights Watch Urges Australia to Act on CCP’s Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

September 14, 2022
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An advocacy group is calling on the Australian government to sanction Chinese officials for human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organization that works to raise awareness of human rights abuses globally, published an article on Sept. 13, urging the Australian government to “take firm action” against the…

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Foreign Affairs Minister Praises UN Report on China’s Human Rights Issues in Xinjiang

September 2, 2022
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly praised a United Nations report on the Chinese government’s abuses of ethnic minorities in its northwestern Xinjiang Province, saying that it adds to the mounting evidence of the communist regime’s crimes against humanity. Joly said the release of the assessment report on human rights concerns in Xinjiang, on Aug. 31 by the…

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