More than 50 lawmakers worldwide are calling on the United Nations to intervene and protect 48 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over a decade. These detainees have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014. They are at risk of being deported to China, where they could face […]
A recent report from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies reveals that the global pharmaceutical industry still relies on ingredients sourced from Chinese-occupied Eastern Turkistan. Uyghur forced labor is prevalent in the region which the Chinese government calls Xinjiang. Even US agencies, including the FDA and USAID, are linked to suppli...
The U.S. has blacklisted two more Chinese companies, bringing the total to 75 under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The UFLPA aims to combat forced labor practices against the Uyghurs in occupied East Turkestan, which China calls Xinjiang. The move was announced by the Department of Homeland Security. It prohibits imports fr...
The US has banned 26 Chinese textile firms because of forced labor concerns in relation to Uyghurs. The goods produced by them, including cotton traders and warehouse facilities within China, will be restricted from entering the US effective May 17. The Department of Homeland Security said 21 of the companies source and sell cotton from [&hell...
Artux, China – AFP A policeman waves reporters away from a desert prison in Xinjiang, part of a network of detention facilities transformed by China’s shifting policies in the northwestern region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplac...
