40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Agenda Item 6: UPR Outcome, China Organisation: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Speaker: Claire Denman Thank you Mr President, We read this statement in honour of Cao Shunli and all individuals unjustly detained in China for the peaceful exercise of their rights. CSW welcomes the high number of […]
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Members of Early Rain Church in China continue to be detained, disappeared and harassed following a crackdown on the church in December 2018. A social media post by the church dated 20 March reports that 11 members are still in criminal detention, including Pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong, who are both accused
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Over the past year, the Chinese government has intensified its crackdown on Christians and other religious groups across China. The mass incarceration of over one million predominantly Muslim Uyghurs, Kazakhs and members of other ethnic groups in ‘re-education camps’ in Xinjiang since 2017 has alarmed the international community, with the detentions receiving UN condemnation. At
CSW welcomes the House of Commons debate on human rights in Xinjiang, China, which took place on 29 January. The debate, tabled by Alistair Carmichael MP, drew attention to the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), where over one million Uyghurs, Kazakhs and members of other ethnic groups are believed to
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