The fashion industry has been told it must wean itself off cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, as a new law comes into force giving US border authorities greater powers to block or seize goods linked to forced labour in China.… Read More »US ban on cotton from forced Uyghur labour comes into force
Michelle Bachelet has said wasn’t able to speak to any detained Uyghurs or their families during her controversial visit to Xinjiang, and was accompanied by government officials while in the region. The UN human rights chief, who this week announced… Read More »UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
The United Nations’ human rights chief has signalled her intention to step down, amid weeks of speculation following her recent China trip that drew fierce criticism from activists and western politicians. Michelle Bachelet, who assumed the office of the UN… Read More »UN human rights chief to step down amid criticism of China trip
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s six-day trip to China began with some controversy, and ended with even more. On Saturday, western journalists left the virtual press conference without satisfying answers. Some complained Bachelet had dwelled too much on the US’s… Read More »Bachelet’s Xinjiang visit is emblematic of the growing divide between China and the west
The UN’s top human rights official says she has urged the Chinese government to review its counter-terrorism policies in Xinjiang and appealed for information about missing Uyghurs at the end of a six-day visit to China. Michelle Bachelet, the UN’s… Read More »UN urges China to review counter-terrorism policies after official visit
China has said the UN rights chief’s visit to the country this week will be conducted in a “closed loop”, referring to the Chinese model of isolating people inside a “bubble” in order to contain the spread of Covid-19. The… Read More »UN rights chief’s visit to China will be held in ‘closed loop’, Beijing says
A group of 40 politicians from 18 countries have told the UN high commissioner for human rights that she risks causing lasting damage to the credibility of her office if she goes ahead with a visit to China’s Xinjiang region… Read More »UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
Nearly one in 25 people in a county of the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data… Read More »World’s highest jailing rate found in Uyghur county of China, data leak suggests
Researchers say they have found traces of Xinjiang cotton in shirts and T-shirts made by Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss, appearing to contradict the German clothing companies’ promises to revise their supply chains after allegations of widespread forced labour in… Read More »Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say
The Morrison government has been accused of stalling action to prevent the importation of goods made using slave labour, as it insists it needs more time to consult business and upgrade IT systems. Despite repeatedly raising concerns about forced labour… Read More »Coalition accused of stalling ban on imports made using slave labour