During Q1 2022, we recorded 80 incidents of FoRB violations, involving at least 300 individuals and seven faith groups. On 4 February 2022, the world watched while performers representing China’s 56 ethnic groups carried the national flag and a female Uyghur athlete lit the Olympic cauldron. These scenes were supposed to “boast ethnic unity” in …
There has been a critical deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China since 2013. The realisation of the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China remains a mixed picture, and conditions vary according to religion, location, ethnicity, attitudes of local officials, and other factors. However, overall, the level of FoRB is rapidly and significantly decreasing against a backdrop of broader human rights violations which in some cases amount to crimes against humanity, requiring the urgent attention of the international community.
Introduction CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) is a human rights organisation specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. CSW is concerned by a critical deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China since 2013, including the arbitrary detention, torture, and forced labour of millions of Uyghurs and other …
