September 2022 – The China Corner by CSW

HRC51: Oral statement during General Debate under Item 4

2022-09-26

Less than a month ago, the OHCHR published a long overdue report on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) which found that the widespread arbitrary detention of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and members of other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the region may amount to crimes against humanity. We welcome and fully concur with these findings. However, the publication of this report will be of little support to the Uyghur community if it is not met with swift and concrete action.

CSW calls for release of detained rural Christians

2022-09-22

CSW is calling for the release of five Christians who have been detained in a rural area in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, near the border with Myanmar, since early August.

After the UN’s allegations of crimes against humanity, the world must mobilise on China’s actions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

2022-09-22

“More than two years have passed since my last blog, and there are hundreds of thousands of Kamils. Some have been ‘released’ to forced labour, many making cheap clothing for Western brands; others have been sentenced for spurious crimes in secret courts to draconian prison terms; others are still unaccounted for, and many have died.”

China freedom of religion or belief: the untold stories (July 2022)

2022-09-13

The violations described in CSW’s 2020 report have continued and, in many instances, have significantly increased. Therefore, rather than replacing the 2020 report, this new report focuses on violations against religion or belief communities that are under-reported or currently developing. It is based on in-depth research by five independent experts, which sheds light on less well-known cases and emerging FoRB developments.

China Voices: April – June 2022

2022-09-05

From April to June 2022 we recorded 86 incidents of FoRB violations involving nine faith groups. This period saw snap lockdowns across the country due to the spreading Omicron variant that, on top of the stricter online restrictions mentioned in the last edition, made life particularly difficult for religion and belief groups in China.

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances – Stories from China

2022-09-01

Gao Zhisheng has been kidnapped, tortured and detained on and off by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime since 2006. In 2019, his wife Geng He told the International Service for Human Rights that being disappeared has become “the norm in his life”. In that same interview, she added, “My children and I have never experienced the …

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UN alleges China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

2022-09-01

A long-awaited report by the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has alleged that the widespread arbitrary detention of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and members of other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) may amount to crimes against humanity.