The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using big data and surveillance to target Uyghurs for detention based on behaviors that are allowed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, such as studying the Quran or calling family abroad. Human Rights Watch says in a new report that the CCP uses its
Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) to scan ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 5 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, cultural preservation, freedom of religion, technology, Uyghurs
The People’s Republic of China is expanding its use of forced labor, increasing the risk that countries may unknowingly import products made by people forced or otherwise coerced to work. Upwards of 100,000 Uyghurs and members of other ethnic minority groups may be working in forced conditions in China, according to the U.S. Department of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, labor rights, Trade, Uyghurs
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is rallying world leaders to stand strong against religious persecution wherever it occurs. From November 16 to 17, the government of Poland hosted the third Ministerial to Advance Freedom of Religion or Belief. In
Pompeo’s opening remarks for the event, held virtually this year, the secretary urged the representatives of more ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 23 November, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Georgia, Secretary Pompeo, Uyghurs
The United States has issued new guidance to help companies ensure their security technologies are not co-opted by repressive regimes and used to violate or abuse human rights. The
new guidance provides companies with precautions to consider before selling certain technologies and offers recommendations to mitigate the risk of human rights violations or abuses when sales go ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 26 October, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, Iran, technology, Trade, Uyghurs
The U.S. government is taking steps to address forced labor camps in China’s Xinjiang region. The Chinese Communist Party is repressing millions of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities there, using “re-education” camps, forced sterilization, and destruction of religious sites. The U.S. is blocking the import of goods made with forced labor, sanctioning Chinese ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: History, Human Rights, News | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Trade, Uyghurs
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Leigh Hartman – Jul 27, 2020 The U.S. has imposed sanctions against senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials responsible for “horrific and systematic abuses” against members of Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.
The July 9 sanctions , issued by the U.S. departments of Treasury and State, target Chen Quanguo, the party’s secretary in Xinjiang, who oversees
internment camps where more than 1 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News from Washington | Tags: China, freedom of religion, Sanctions, Secretary Pompeo, Uyghurs
U.S. warns of business risks from China’s abuses (July 20) The PRC's human rights abuses in Xinjiang put businesses at risk of exposing their supply chains to forced labor and other abuses. Businesses must do their due diligence to avoid reputational, economic, and legal risks. Don’t be complicit. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo)
July 1, 2020 The United ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: Economic Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: China, labor rights, Trade, Uyghurs
Report: CCP conducts mass sterilization of minority women (July 6) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is conducting a campaign of mass sterilization of women as part of its repression of Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, a new report says. Using Chinese government documents and interviews with survivors, the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 6 July, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: China, cultural preservation, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, Uyghurs
