Human rights violation
- Middle East
Saudi-led coalition refutes allegations on human rights violations in Yemen
Riyadh: The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) in Yemen has said that it has investigated allegations on human-rights violations against the Saudi-led coalition fighting a war in Yemen and found out that…
- Technology
Amazon using Chinese suppliers with ties to forced labour in Xinjiang: Report
New Delhi: Amazon is reportedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labour of ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region. A report from research group the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), has…
- Middle East
Iran slams US failure to shut down Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Tehran: Iran’s top human rights official has slammed the US for failing to honour its promises to close down Guantanamo Bay detention camp, 20 years after the infamous prison was established in…
- World
China adopts harsh measures to intimidate Catholic churches
Beijing: China has adopted harsh measures against Catholic churches to sinicize Christians in the country. Indika Sri Aravinda, a freelance journalist, writing in Colombo Gazette said that the destruction or desecration of…
- World
Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics
Tokyo: Japan announced Friday it won’t send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games but three Olympic officials will attend, a mixed response to a US-led move…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez’s arrest draws global criticism
The arrest of Kashmir-based human rights activist Khurram Parveez by the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) in Srinagar has now triggered a cloudburst of global criticism from different institutions and organizations. He was…
- India
Some trying to dent country’s image in name of human rights violations: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed those who engage in “selective interpretation” of human rights and look at its violation with an eye on political loss and gains, saying…
- World
US blocks Chinese tech firm with top Silicon Valley funding
San Francisco: The US Department of Commerce has blocked 14 Chinese tech companies, including one with funding from top US-based investment firm Sequoia Capital, over links to human rights abuses against Uyghur…
- World
UK government urged to hold China ‘to account’ over Uyghurs
London: The British government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the genocide of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in the…
- World
China’s repression of overseas Uyghurs has spread to nearly 30 countries: Report
Beijing: China’s persecution of Uyghurs overseas has spread to nearly 30 countries around the world, largely because the governments of these host countries fear Beijing’s power and influence, claims a new report.…
- World
Uyghur women face China’s forced sterilisation campaign
New Delhi: One of the most galling atrocities committed against Uyghur women in the camps is the Chinese Communist Partys (CCP) forced sterilisation campaign. In multiple reports, The Washington Times has said…
- World
US blocks solar panel materials from China over labour abuses
Washington: Chinese-made materials used in solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to China’s repressive campaign against Uyghurs and other…
- World
UN rights experts ‘extremely alarmed’ by forced organ harvesting in China
Geneva: United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged ‘organ harvesting’ that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are…
- World
NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
Brussels: NATO leaders on Monday declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order, a message in sync with President Joe Biden’s efforts to get…
- World
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
London: A people’s tribunal set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on Friday, with witness alleging that inmates at detention camps…
