July 2019 – The China Corner by CSW

Quick read: Hong Kong protests – an interview with a Chinese pastor

In recent weeks Hong Kong has seen unprecedented protests in which over one million demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest a controversial extradition bill that would allow the extradition of suspected criminals to Mainland China. On 9 July the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, declared that the bill was ‘dead,’ however some protesters remain […]

22 states call on China to end arbitrary detention of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang

2019-07-12

22 United Nations (UN) Member States have co-signed a letter calling on China to end the arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. The letter, dated 8 July and addressed to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and High Commissioner for Human Rights, expresses

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