The United Nations 78th General Assembly kicks off in New York City, and the global leaders have been arriving at the venue.
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Chinese Diplomacy
China demands UN member states to skip event on Uyghur genocide
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderChina’s United Nations mission has urged other UN member states not to attend an event that will discuss Beijing’s atrocities against Uyghurs during next week’s U.N. General Assembly debate, National Review reported.
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Uyghur Genocide
Rebiya Kadeer: We managed to knock on the door of the UN Human Rights Council
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderRebiya Kadeer, the spiritual mother of the Uyghur people, issues a statement about the UN Human Rights Council’s failure to debate China’s treatment of Uyghurs. Here is the full text of her statement:
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Uyghur Genocide
China thanks Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and others for their support against the Uyghur motion in the UN
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderChina celebrated a victory in the United Nations and thanked Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and other countries for their support against the Uyghur motion in the UN Human Rights Council.
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Uyghur Genocide
Debate on Uyghur human rights not approved by UN Human Rights Council
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderOn October 6, The United Nations High Council on Human Rights in Geneva introduced the draft resolution on Uyghur human rights to the 47 member countries
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Uyghur Genocide
US requests UN Rights Council to discuss China’s human rights violations against Uyghurs
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderIn response to a report that warned of potential crimes against humanity, the United States on Monday requested that the UN Human Rights Council discuss the issue of rights breaches in the so-called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (that Uyghurs call East Turkistan).
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Uyghur Genocide
Uyghur survivors stage hunger strike outside White House
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderOn Monday, September 19, a group of Uyghur camp survivors started a hunger strike in front of the White House in Washington DC in solidarity with Uyghurs starving in the Chinese-occupied East Turkistan due to China’s zero covid policies.
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Uyghur Genocide
Western nations at UNHRC indecisive about establishing commission to investigate China’s human rights abuses
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderWestern states are calculating whether to call for an independent commission to investigate human rights abuses against the Uyghurs by China, the Guardian reports. If established, it would test the amount of Chinese influence at the UN.
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Uyghur Genocide
UN Human Rights Office releases long-awaited “Xinjiang” report minutes before Bachelet’s exit from office
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderAfter a year-long wait, the United Nations Human Rights office released its assessment of China’s treatment of Uyghurs a mere few minutes before its deadline by Wednesday at midnight Geneva time.
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Uyghur Forced labor & human trafficking
UN releases report confirming Uyghur forced labor and CCP crimes against humanity
by Anne Kaderby Anne KaderThe United Nations has released a report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, mentioning the Chinese government’s crimes against Uyghurs and other Turkic people.
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