US house resolution now urges Joe Biden to China's Uyghur 'genocide' issue to UN
Washington: US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced a resolution condemning the genocide being committed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party, against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
Bipartisan US bill would grant priority refugee status to China's Uyghurs: Lawmakers
Washington/Sputnik: China’s Uyghur minority subject to government repression would become eligible for prioritized US refugee status under legislation introduced by Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons.
US wishes to discuss boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics with allies, partners
Washington/Sputnik: The US government plans to discuss with its allies and partners jointly boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.
Boycotting Xinjiang cotton is now a human rights issue: Taiwanese legislative speaker
Taipei: Taiwanese Legislative Speaker You Si-kun has said boycotting cotton from China’s Uyghur region of Xinjiang is no longer just a political issue now but it has turned to a human rights factor.
USCIRF condemns Chinese sanctions on Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has strongly condemned the Chinese government’s sanctions on USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins, imposed in an apparent retaliation for U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials and for USCIRF’s consistent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party government’s atrocities against Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Beijing: The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of being separated in a new piece of Amnesty International research released today.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses
Washington: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently slammed China and said Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Kong.
Eliminate racial discrimination: World Uyghur Congress calls for action on UN Day
New York: On the occasion of the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) reminded the world the need for urgent action to address the Uyghur genocide.
Beijing: The United States, Britain and Canada have expressed deep concern regarding China’s alleged human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang.
Washington: On the occasion of the first high-level, in-person meeting between United States (US) and Chinese officials under the Biden administration on Thursday in Alaska, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to adequately address the Uyghur genocide, along with several other recommendations.
US accuses China of 'grandstanding' in Alaska bilateral meeting: Statement
Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration is accusing China of grandstanding during the US-China meeting in Alaska between top diplomat and security officials, a senior US administration official said in a statement.
Washington: A US labour group has asked President Joe Biden and his government to cut off imports of solar energy products from China’s Xinjiang region from where the allegation of forced labour has often emerged.
Antony Blinken says will raise issue of Uyghurs in meeting with Chinese officials next week
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a congressional hearing that he will raise concerns over the treatment of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province during a meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska next week.
Rights group activists discuss atrocities by China in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong
A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) recently held a panel discussion on the human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong on Sunday.