June 2020 – The China Corner by CSW

Beijing passes national security law amid fears for human rights

2020-06-30

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s highest legislative body, has passed a new national security law for Hong Kong amid grave human rights concerns raised by activists and residents. Religious communities in the city, as well as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, have also expressed concerns about the potential threat to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).

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CSW welcomes UN experts’ call for action

2020-06-29

CSW has welcomed a joint statement signed by 50 United Nations (UN) Independent Experts calling on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to take urgent action to monitor human rights violations in China. In the statement, issued on 26 June, the experts claim “it is time for renewed attention on the human rights situation in

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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act signed into law

2020-06-18

Uyghur groups have welcomed the signing into law of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 by US President Donald Trump on 17 June. The Act authorises sanctions against Chinese officials deemed responsible for the mass arbitrary detention of ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

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Authorities raid Xingguang church for second time in just over a month

2020-06-15

Xiamen city authorities destroyed property and parts of a building belonging to Xingguang Church on 11 June in the second raid on the church in just over a month, according to an open statement by a Chinese pastor on social media. Authorities had previously shut down a Sunday service at the church on 3 May, injuring several church members and damaging property during the process.

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Video statement on 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

2020-06-03

In a video statement to mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China on 4 June 2020, CSW’s Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas says: “CSW, together with organisations and individuals around the world, will be remembering this event and standing in solidarity with family members of victims who are still waiting for justice.”

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On 4 June We Remember…

2020-06-03

On 4 June 1989 Chinese army troops brutally supressed peaceful protests for freedom and democracy, killing and wounding thousands of people in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, in what has become one of the most infamous days in China’s history. 31 years on, the current human rights situation is itself a tragedy. The Chinese Communist Party

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