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China Punishes Activists and Families to Quash Dissent, Report Says
China is imposing “collective punishment” on activists and their families, in violation of its own Constitution and international law, according to a US-based advocacy group that cited emblematic cases also taken up by UN rights watchdogs based in Geneva.
Children of dissidents have been committed to psychiatric hospitals with their
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UN Rights Chief Speaks Out on Hong Kong, but 'Quiet Diplomacy' on China Still Frustrates NGOs
Campaigners increasingly question the effectiveness of Türk’s so-called ‘quiet diplomacy’ with Beijing.
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Israel-Hamas War May Delay Resolution of UN Budget Crisis, experts say.
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Activists Seek UN Action on China after “Disappointing” Rights Review
The UN human rights office led by Volker Türk must step up pressure on China over its documented repression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong, activists said this week, after what they called a rare but disappointing public review of Beijing’s record.
Türk should speak out,
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Exclusive: China Seeks to Quash Dissent Ahead UN Review of Its Human Rights Record
| UN Human Rights Council to hold five-year review of China next week
| Beijing urges UN to prevent ‘anti-China separatists’ from attending UPR
| Uyghur, Tibetan, and Hong Kong activists to attend review, and plan demo
Seized by the ILO, the International Court of Justice Will Rule on the Right to Strike. Why Did China and Russia Oppose the Move?
History is full of ironies: on the surface, you might expect the two largest communist economies of the world, China and Russia, to protect the rights of workers. A vote last week at the International Labour Organisation’s Governing Body (GB), the UN specialized agency’s executive body, illustrated they
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Is China’s Influence at the Human Rights Council Declining? Western Countries Hope So
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: China Attacks Western Norms as a Cold War Debate Re-ignites in Geneva
Beyond geopolitical and material confrontations, an ideological battle dating back to the Cold War is being re-ignited over the universality of human rights and their implementation.