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China Human Rights

What To Do About the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
By Benedict Rogers
Does a regime accused of atrocity crimes and grave breaches of an international treaty deserve to host this prestigious sporting event?

Human Rights Groups Ask IOC to Move 2022 Olympics Out of China
By Associated Press
In a letter, the group asked the IOC to "reverse its mistake in awarding Beijing the honor of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2022."

Cracks in China-Europe Relations Run Deep
By Laurens Hemminga
Looking at Europe-China ties since the 1990s it becomes clear that the recent tension is driven by deeper structural factors -- and is therefore likely to stick.

Will the ILO Defend China’s Uyghurs?
By Andrew Samet
Uniquely of all U.N. agencies, the ILO has the capacity to act without consensus, or in this case agreement from China.

Slovakia: A New Challenger of China’s Human Rights Record?
By Matej Šimalčík
A small state in Central Europe is emerging as a loud critic of China’s human rights violations.

Confessions of a Xinjiang Camp Teacher
By Ruth Ingram
Qelbinur Sedik reveals the horrors she witnessed in the camps, where she was forced to teach Mandarin in 2017.

China’s Human Rights Abuses Invite US Leadership
By Pierfilippo M. Natta
The oppression in Xinjiang is a test as to whether nations actually adhere to the principle of Responsibility to Protect.

Can China Use LGBTQ Rights to Bolster Its Human Rights Reputation?
By Jo Kim
LGBTQ issues are one of the few rights areas where some discussion and dissent is allowed.

China’s Activists Mourn the Loss of Hong Kong’s Glimmer of Hope
By Diana Fu and Sida Liu
Chinese grassroots activists looked to Hong Kong for inspiration. Now Hong Kongers must learn from mainlanders how to confront a paranoid regime.

US Enacts Magnitsky Sanctions on Chinese Officials for Xinjiang Abuses
By Shannon Tiezzi
After years of pressure from Congress and human rights activists, Washington has enacted sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the crackdown on Uyghurs.

With Support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ China Crosses a Thin Line
By Jo Kim
Beijing’s propaganda use of the anti-racism movement risks backfiring.

Trump Signs Uyghur Human Rights Act Into Law
By Eleanor Albert
Trump signed a law sanctioning Chinese officials responsible for anti-Uyghur policies even as allegations leaked that the U.S. president had encouraged China in the constriction of detention camps.