China Rallies Friends, Stifles Human Rights Criticism at U.N. Universal Periodic Review
This week, China underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the U.N. This ritual is a...
Jan 26, 2024
This week, China underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the U.N. This ritual is a...
Nov 2, 2023
The Chinese government’s position on the Israel-Hamas war has evolved from non-committal to “anti-Western neutrality,” designed to vilify the U.S. and win over Arabic publics. The result of this position is reflected in...
Oct 7, 2022
On Thursday, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted against a motion to debate the human rights situation in Xinjiang. The vote, occurring one month after then-U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet released a...
Sep 2, 2022
With about ten minutes to midnight on her last day as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet finally released her long-overdue report on Xinjiang. The 46-page report concluded that the Chinese government has...
Apr 25, 2022
On Wednesday, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) voted to ratify two conventions on forced labor. The conventions were established by the International Labor Organization (ILO), which in February...
Oct 25, 2021
On Monday, Amnesty International announced that it would leave Hong Kong by the end of the year, explaining that it is now “effectively impossible” for the NGO to continue operating under the National Security Law. Its departure...
Sep 23, 2019
The five demands put forth by protesters in Hong Kong in recent months include a full and impartial investigation into police brutality, following several incidents of violence in which protesters were injured. While the...
Dec 6, 2018
On Tuesday, the Washington Post’s editorial board responded to the latest flurry of...
Jul 13, 2018
This week brought both the first anniversary of the death of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, and...
Apr 11, 2017
Amnesty International today released its global report “Death Sentences and Executions:...
Apr 5, 2017
Activists and others have urged U.S. President Donald Trump to raise human rights issues with...
May 20, 2016
This week, Amnesty International released its first Refugees Welcome Index, based on a global...
Nov 12, 2015
With China’s record of using pretrial torture to force confessions currently...
Oct 22, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the United Kingdom this week, with...
Jul 13, 2015
Chinese authorities’ sweeping move against dozens of rights lawyers and activists late last...
Sep 24, 2014
A report (PDF) published on Tuesday by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation...
May 28, 2014
With the 25th anniversary of the 1989 June 4th crackdown now only a week away, The New York...
May 13, 2014
30 years on from the adoption of the U.N. Convention Against Torture, Amnesty International has...