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CSW deeply disappointed by HRC failure to permit debate on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
CSW has joined Uyghurs and Chinese and international human rights organisations in expressing deep disappointment at a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) vote on 6 October which blocked a procedural draft decision that would have enabled a debate on the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) during the…
HRC51: Oral statement during General Debate under Item 4
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…
CSW calls for release of detained rural Christians
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.
UN alleges China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
Christian author detained amid renewed crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church
On 14 August, a group of more than 50 Christians were meeting at a teahouse in the Wuhou district of Chengdu in Southwestern province of Sichuan for Sunday worship, when around 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers raided the place. Announcing that the gathering was “illegal”, the officials locked…
Hui Muslims beaten as officials demolish mosque domes and minarets
Officials in Zhaotong city, Yunnan province, demolished the domes and minarets of Baoshan Mosque, a prominent local mosque, on 11 June. According to a source familiar with the situation, parts of the Baoshan mosque were demolished despite protests from the local Hui Muslim community.
Activists and survivors deeply disappointed at UN High Commissioner’s failure to condemn rights violations
Human rights defenders, activist groups and survivors of human rights violations in China and across the world have expressed their anger, frustration and disappointment at the failure of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to condemn human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese authorities following her visit to…
China activists to mark Tiananmen anniversary amid continued repression
On 4 June 2022, people around the world, including many Chinese activists and religious communities, will gather to remember the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989. They will do so amid ongoing reports of grave human rights violations in the country.
Newly revealed ‘Xinjiang police files’ detail mass detention of Uyghurs
A BBC investigation revealing further details of the mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was published on 24 May, as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights continues her six-day visit to China. More than 5,000 police photographs of Uyghurs taken between January and July 2018,…
CSW calls on UN High Commissioner to raise freedom of religion or belief urgently on China visit
CSW has called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to raise violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) with the Chinese authorities as a matter of urgency during her visit to China from 23-28 May.
