Tag: human rights abuses

Rights Groups Call for Boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

February 3, 2021
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TOKYO—A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are to open in one year, on Feb. 4, 2022, and are set to go forward despite the pandemic. The coalition is composed of…

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Canada, UK Announce Measures to Keep Forced Labour Goods Made in China’s Xinjiang From Entering Global Supply Chain

January 13, 2021
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Canada and the UK have come up with several measures that aim to prevent goods made by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from entering the global supply chain and ensure that businesses in both countries are not complicit in forced labour in Xinjiang. Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Mary Ng, Minister…

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Britain to Tighten Laws on Imports Linked to Alleged Chinese Human Rights Abuses: Telegraph

January 12, 2021
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Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will make a statement on Tuesday in the House of Commons on the government’s response to allegations of forced labour in China’s…

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China Insider: U.S. Enacts New Visa Restrictions on Chinese Officials

December 26, 2020
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On Dec. 21, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials believed to have engaged in human rights abuses and their immediate family members.