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Nearly four years following the findings by a U.N. Committee that the estimates of more than one million Muslims having been arbitrarily detained were credible claims, the OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China was released on 31 August 2022. [39] [40]
The companies include Huafu Fashion Co., one of the world's largest textile manufacturers, and 25 of its subsidiaries, which the U.S. has linked to forced-labor practices in China's cotton industry.
This article's lead section may be too long. Please read the length guidelines and help move details into the article's body. (January 2025) Persecution of Uyghurs in China Part of the Xinjiang conflict Detainees listening to speeches in a camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017 Xinjiang, highlighted red, shown within China Location Xinjiang, China Date 2014–present Target Uyghurs, Kazakhs ...
The Uyghurs, [note 2] alternatively spelled Uighurs, [24] [25] [26] Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia and East Asia. The Uyghurs are recognized as the titular nationality of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.
The report is based on a database built by Jardine in partnership with the Uyghur Human Rights Project and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs called "China’s Transnational Repression of ...
China denies the allegations, but the U.S. has called it a genocide. CBS News reporter Haley Ott spoke to Uyghur activist Zumretay Arkin about the situation and the world's response.
[27] Schumer wrote that the Xinjiang papers "exposes the Chinese Communist Party's lies" and reveals a "brutal [and] repressive campaign" against Uyghur Muslims. [26] Warren described China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims as a "horrifying human rights violation" and said that "we must stand up to hatred and extremism at home -- and around the world."
BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two Canadian institutions and 20 people involved in human rights issues concerning the Uyghurs and Tibet.