#OpinionArticle #YoyoKo
What's with the apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross?
(27 Jun) When the police held a blood drive with the Red Cross in Hong Kong, one of the Red Cross personnel wore an anti-police brutality ornament on his chest much to the displeasure of the crowd of police. The police asked the organiser for the implicated person's name due to their "lack of integrity" but it was in vain. As a result, the blood drive was cut short.
Originally, the issue would have ended there but to illustrate the Hong Kong Police Force's [HKPF] "lack of integrity", they had to meddle with even how Hongkongers accessorize themselves, infringing on human rights and freedoms. Rather than seeking justice for their staff member and defending his human rights, who knew that the Red Cross would actually apologise to the police force? As a humanitarian institution, this is a deplorable act.
The apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross stated that one of its staff members "did not have an ideal attitude, which led to unease in some blood donors." The Red Cross may as well disclose the details. How was his attitude not ideal? If he treated all blood donors equally and provided professional service, and the only problem was a donor discriminating against him for wearing a certain accessory, shouldn't they be the one apologising to the staff member instead? Which Hong Kong law states that Hongkongers cannot wear accessories at work? If my memory serves me well, some police officers have worn stuffed toy accessories while on patrol. Why does the privilege of the HKPF outweigh that of other citizens? The HKPF can do as they please accessorise how ever way they want, but not others?
As for the symbolism and meaning behind these small ornaments upon a person's body, they are completely up for individual interpretation; the only restriction is one's imagination. People like to take things personally. If their heart of glass breaks, what can the others do? If every time we wear an ornament when we go out, we have to worry that dark-skinned people might not be happy, light-skinned people might not like it, overweight people might get sensitive, LGBTQ people might get triggered... how can we even get out the door?
Source: Apply Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Police refuse to donate blood as phlebotomists concern about police brutality
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22847
#Kowtou #RedCross #PoliceState #HumanRight #Freedom #GlassHeart #NGO
What's with the apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross?
(27 Jun) When the police held a blood drive with the Red Cross in Hong Kong, one of the Red Cross personnel wore an anti-police brutality ornament on his chest much to the displeasure of the crowd of police. The police asked the organiser for the implicated person's name due to their "lack of integrity" but it was in vain. As a result, the blood drive was cut short.
Originally, the issue would have ended there but to illustrate the Hong Kong Police Force's [HKPF] "lack of integrity", they had to meddle with even how Hongkongers accessorize themselves, infringing on human rights and freedoms. Rather than seeking justice for their staff member and defending his human rights, who knew that the Red Cross would actually apologise to the police force? As a humanitarian institution, this is a deplorable act.
The apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross stated that one of its staff members "did not have an ideal attitude, which led to unease in some blood donors." The Red Cross may as well disclose the details. How was his attitude not ideal? If he treated all blood donors equally and provided professional service, and the only problem was a donor discriminating against him for wearing a certain accessory, shouldn't they be the one apologising to the staff member instead? Which Hong Kong law states that Hongkongers cannot wear accessories at work? If my memory serves me well, some police officers have worn stuffed toy accessories while on patrol. Why does the privilege of the HKPF outweigh that of other citizens? The HKPF can do as they please accessorise how ever way they want, but not others?
As for the symbolism and meaning behind these small ornaments upon a person's body, they are completely up for individual interpretation; the only restriction is one's imagination. People like to take things personally. If their heart of glass breaks, what can the others do? If every time we wear an ornament when we go out, we have to worry that dark-skinned people might not be happy, light-skinned people might not like it, overweight people might get sensitive, LGBTQ people might get triggered... how can we even get out the door?
Source: Apply Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Police refuse to donate blood as phlebotomists concern about police brutality
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22847
#Kowtou #RedCross #PoliceState #HumanRight #Freedom #GlassHeart #NGO
Telegram
š”Guardians of Hong Kong
Canada says yes to considering Magnitsky Sanctions
Special thanks to Minister Champagne for showing his support for Hong Kong by considering Magnitsky sanctions, which sustains human rights globally.
Hong Kong needs such support in order to survive the state terrorism crisis. We will never give up until victory comes!
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZjdHJhwMl/?igshid=1ikkda3ja14yd
Video:
https://www.facebook.com/102603047790210/posts/299104391473407/?d=n
#HumanRight #MagnitskySanctions #HongKong #Canada #GlobalSupport
Special thanks to Minister Champagne for showing his support for Hong Kong by considering Magnitsky sanctions, which sustains human rights globally.
Hong Kong needs such support in order to survive the state terrorism crisis. We will never give up until victory comes!
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZjdHJhwMl/?igshid=1ikkda3ja14yd
Video:
https://www.facebook.com/102603047790210/posts/299104391473407/?d=n
#HumanRight #MagnitskySanctions #HongKong #Canada #GlobalSupport
Instagram
Alliance Canada Hong Kong
Thank you @garnettgenuismp for your important question about sanctions and @fp_champagne for saying yes to considering Magnitsky sanctions and standing up for human rights! Our team has handed in a sanction list of PRC and Hong Kong officials directly responsibleā¦
ā¬ļøā¬ļøā¬ļø Continue reading
Nathan Law: Meeting with Pompeo, Call for International Solidarity Against CCP
I met Pompeo on 21 July afternoon in London. We discussed the situation in Hong Kong after the implementation of the National Security Law, the CCPās policies for Hong Kong in recent years, and the international community's policies towards China in the future.
I mentioned that 610 000 Hongkongers stood up to vote in the first pan-democratic primary election despite the white terror, showing that Hongkongers will continue to fight for democracy and freedom. However Beijing chose to ignore the people's mandate, and was even planning to disqualify candidates by made-up reasons, perhaps even cancelling the LegCo election in September. This kind of disqualification would be treated as a severe election fraud by any international standard, challenging the core values of democracy. I urged the international society to take a strong stance against such behaviour.
I also mentioned that it has been 1 year since the 7.21 incident. I believe with the terror of the National Security Law and Wuhan Pneumonia, Hong Kong is quietly waiting for a better time to start another round of large-scale protest.
The CCP tends to persecute its fringe regions to win support from the majority of its people. Therefore the International community should continue to observe the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. We exchanged our thoughts on CCP's policies, and how the world should restructure its strategies against China in order to secure the fruits of our democratic system.
I met Pompeo last time in May 2019 in Washington, along with pan-democratic leaders Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. One year has passed, and the world and Hong Kong have changed drastically. I thank the US Embassy in London and Hong Kong Watch for arranging this meeting.
When Pompeo representing Kansas in early 2015, he was one of the few representatives who supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. During this meeting, I told him frankly about the situation of Hongkongers who were forced to leave their hometown. I hope that Pompeo can understand better the challenges faced by the young people of Hong Kong. I hope for more opportunities to meet with American politicians, and press for a stronger international response against the expanding authoritarian powers of the Chinese Communist Party.
Source:
https://t.me/HKinternationalfront
#NathanLaw #Pompeo #HumanRight #Democray #Freedom #US #HK #CCP
Nathan Law: Meeting with Pompeo, Call for International Solidarity Against CCP
I met Pompeo on 21 July afternoon in London. We discussed the situation in Hong Kong after the implementation of the National Security Law, the CCPās policies for Hong Kong in recent years, and the international community's policies towards China in the future.
I mentioned that 610 000 Hongkongers stood up to vote in the first pan-democratic primary election despite the white terror, showing that Hongkongers will continue to fight for democracy and freedom. However Beijing chose to ignore the people's mandate, and was even planning to disqualify candidates by made-up reasons, perhaps even cancelling the LegCo election in September. This kind of disqualification would be treated as a severe election fraud by any international standard, challenging the core values of democracy. I urged the international society to take a strong stance against such behaviour.
I also mentioned that it has been 1 year since the 7.21 incident. I believe with the terror of the National Security Law and Wuhan Pneumonia, Hong Kong is quietly waiting for a better time to start another round of large-scale protest.
The CCP tends to persecute its fringe regions to win support from the majority of its people. Therefore the International community should continue to observe the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. We exchanged our thoughts on CCP's policies, and how the world should restructure its strategies against China in order to secure the fruits of our democratic system.
I met Pompeo last time in May 2019 in Washington, along with pan-democratic leaders Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. One year has passed, and the world and Hong Kong have changed drastically. I thank the US Embassy in London and Hong Kong Watch for arranging this meeting.
When Pompeo representing Kansas in early 2015, he was one of the few representatives who supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. During this meeting, I told him frankly about the situation of Hongkongers who were forced to leave their hometown. I hope that Pompeo can understand better the challenges faced by the young people of Hong Kong. I hope for more opportunities to meet with American politicians, and press for a stronger international response against the expanding authoritarian powers of the Chinese Communist Party.
Source:
https://t.me/HKinternationalfront
#NathanLaw #Pompeo #HumanRight #Democray #Freedom #US #HK #CCP
Telegram
šåéę°ē·é »é HK International Front
Description
FBļ½facebook.com/NathanLawKC/
Patreonļ½patreon.com/nathanlaw
FBļ½facebook.com/NathanLawKC/
Patreonļ½patreon.com/nathanlaw
#Newspaper
13 tonnes of human hair was found on a US-bound ship.
//It follows a huge US Customs seizure of human hair products believed to have been taken from Muslim Uyghurs, more than a million of whom have been detained in vast indoctrination camps in Chinaās western Xinjiang province
//US Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Brenda Smith said the production of the weaves and other hair products found onboard the ship āconstitutes a very serious human rights violationā.
//Mia Hasenson-Gross, director of RenĆ© Cassin, said: āA trade in forcibly removed human hair has chilling and obvious resonances.
//the Uyghursā suppression already includes mass internment, āre-education,ā slave labour, forced sterilisation, organ-farming and other abuses.
//āThe Chinese Communist Party is engaged in genocide in Xinjiang, attempting to wipe out an entire culture, language and way of life,ā she said. āIt is time for the world to take a stand against such inhumanity. There can be no ābusiness as usualā with a government that abuses its own citizens on such a scale.ā
//Dr Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE), said the report ānaturally rings alarm bells for those concerned with human rights and will arouse particular emotions for Jewish people given the Nazi resonancesā.
Full article: (16-Jul)
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/13-tonnes-of-hair-taken-from-chinas-uyghur-muslims-has-nazi-resonance/
Video:
https://twitter.com/Uyghur_American/status/1284564730523332608?s=19
#HumanRight #UyghurMuslims #CCP #NaziResonances #HumanHair
13 tonnes of human hair was found on a US-bound ship.
//It follows a huge US Customs seizure of human hair products believed to have been taken from Muslim Uyghurs, more than a million of whom have been detained in vast indoctrination camps in Chinaās western Xinjiang province
//US Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Brenda Smith said the production of the weaves and other hair products found onboard the ship āconstitutes a very serious human rights violationā.
//Mia Hasenson-Gross, director of RenĆ© Cassin, said: āA trade in forcibly removed human hair has chilling and obvious resonances.
//the Uyghursā suppression already includes mass internment, āre-education,ā slave labour, forced sterilisation, organ-farming and other abuses.
//āThe Chinese Communist Party is engaged in genocide in Xinjiang, attempting to wipe out an entire culture, language and way of life,ā she said. āIt is time for the world to take a stand against such inhumanity. There can be no ābusiness as usualā with a government that abuses its own citizens on such a scale.ā
//Dr Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE), said the report ānaturally rings alarm bells for those concerned with human rights and will arouse particular emotions for Jewish people given the Nazi resonancesā.
Full article: (16-Jul)
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/13-tonnes-of-hair-taken-from-chinas-uyghur-muslims-has-nazi-resonance/
Video:
https://twitter.com/Uyghur_American/status/1284564730523332608?s=19
#HumanRight #UyghurMuslims #CCP #NaziResonances #HumanHair
Jewish News
13 tonnes of hair taken from Chinaās Uyghur Muslims has āNazi resonanceā
Influential MP on human rights speaks of 'many distressing echoes' for Jews over China's 'brutal suppression' of Muslim minority, as communal figures call on the UK to do more
#Newspaper
Mike Pompeo attacks WHO in private meeting during UK visit
//The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on the World Health Organization during a private meeting in the UK, accusing it of being in the pocket of China and responsible for ādead Britonsā who passed away during the pandemic.
//Pompeo told those present that he believed the WHO was āpolitical not a science-based organisationā and accused its current director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of being too close to Beijing.
//a spokesperson for the organisation said: āWHO is not aware of any such statement but we strongly reject any ad hominem attacks and unfounded allegations. WHO urges countries to remain focused on tackling the pandemic that is causing tragic loss of life and suffering.ā
//The secretary of state also indicated that he was āconfident that the intelligence has been sharedā with the UK on the persecution of the Uighur Muslims in China that would allow the UK to implement sanctions against Chinese communist party officials
//Johnson and Pompeo also talked about how the US and the UK could cooperate on developing next generation technologies, to avoid a situation where a Chinese state-owned company such as Huawei achieves market dominance.
//the secretary of state praised the UK governmentās decision to remove Huawei from the UKās 5G network, as he urged like-minded countries to āpush backā against the actions of Beijing
//The UK government had announced last week it would drive out the Chinese provider from the 5G network by 2027.
//Washington has also imposed sanctions on high-level Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Muslim minority Uighur people in the western region of Xinjiang.
//Chinaās ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, defended his countryās human rights record on Sunday, insisting the Uighur people live in āpeaceful and harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groupsā, as he was confronted with footage of shackled prisoners being herded on to trains.
Full Article:The Guadian (21-Jul)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/mike-pompeo-attacks-who-in-private-meeting-during-uk-visit
Video:
https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1284784810200838145?s=09
#UK #US #WHO #Pandemic
#China #HumanRight
Mike Pompeo attacks WHO in private meeting during UK visit
//The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on the World Health Organization during a private meeting in the UK, accusing it of being in the pocket of China and responsible for ādead Britonsā who passed away during the pandemic.
//Pompeo told those present that he believed the WHO was āpolitical not a science-based organisationā and accused its current director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of being too close to Beijing.
//a spokesperson for the organisation said: āWHO is not aware of any such statement but we strongly reject any ad hominem attacks and unfounded allegations. WHO urges countries to remain focused on tackling the pandemic that is causing tragic loss of life and suffering.ā
//The secretary of state also indicated that he was āconfident that the intelligence has been sharedā with the UK on the persecution of the Uighur Muslims in China that would allow the UK to implement sanctions against Chinese communist party officials
//Johnson and Pompeo also talked about how the US and the UK could cooperate on developing next generation technologies, to avoid a situation where a Chinese state-owned company such as Huawei achieves market dominance.
//the secretary of state praised the UK governmentās decision to remove Huawei from the UKās 5G network, as he urged like-minded countries to āpush backā against the actions of Beijing
//The UK government had announced last week it would drive out the Chinese provider from the 5G network by 2027.
//Washington has also imposed sanctions on high-level Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Muslim minority Uighur people in the western region of Xinjiang.
//Chinaās ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, defended his countryās human rights record on Sunday, insisting the Uighur people live in āpeaceful and harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groupsā, as he was confronted with footage of shackled prisoners being herded on to trains.
Full Article:The Guadian (21-Jul)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/mike-pompeo-attacks-who-in-private-meeting-during-uk-visit
Video:
https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1284784810200838145?s=09
#UK #US #WHO #Pandemic
#China #HumanRight
the Guardian
Mike Pompeo attacks WHO in private meeting during UK visit
US secretary of state said the World Health Organization was responsible for Britons who had died from Covid-19
On 7/21, a cross-party group of 17 MPs sent an open letter to the Canadian Prime Minister urging for sanctions
With substantial evidence of human rights abuse in Hong Kong, momentum is building for Magnitsky sanctions against the perpetrators of human rights abuses in China and Hong Kong. A cross-party group of 17 Members of the Canadian Parliament has sent a letter to urge the Prime Minister to urgently consider the imposition of targeted financial sanctions against Hong Kong/Chinese officials under the Justice for the Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act in light of the violation of human rights, the principles of fundamental justice, and of the rule of law in relation to the National Security Law in Hong Kong. In fact, this is not the first time Canadian PMs ask the Government to raise concerns about the condemning the National Security Law.
We hope that more countries will stand with Hong Kong and give a hand in solidarity against human rights abuses with targeted sanctions.
Source:
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020/7/21/breaking-on-721-a-cross-party-group-of-17-mps-sent-an-open-letter-to-the-canadian-prime-minister-urging-for-sanctions
#HongKongWatch #Canada
#Sanctions #HumanRight #NationalSevurityLaw
With substantial evidence of human rights abuse in Hong Kong, momentum is building for Magnitsky sanctions against the perpetrators of human rights abuses in China and Hong Kong. A cross-party group of 17 Members of the Canadian Parliament has sent a letter to urge the Prime Minister to urgently consider the imposition of targeted financial sanctions against Hong Kong/Chinese officials under the Justice for the Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act in light of the violation of human rights, the principles of fundamental justice, and of the rule of law in relation to the National Security Law in Hong Kong. In fact, this is not the first time Canadian PMs ask the Government to raise concerns about the condemning the National Security Law.
We hope that more countries will stand with Hong Kong and give a hand in solidarity against human rights abuses with targeted sanctions.
Source:
https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020/7/21/breaking-on-721-a-cross-party-group-of-17-mps-sent-an-open-letter-to-the-canadian-prime-minister-urging-for-sanctions
#HongKongWatch #Canada
#Sanctions #HumanRight #NationalSevurityLaw
Hong Kong Watch
BREAKING: On 7/21, a cross-party group of 17 MPs sent an open letter to the Canadian Prime Minister urging for sanctions ā Hongā¦
BREAKING: On 7.21, a cross-party group of 17 MPs sent an open letter to the Canadian Prime Minister urging for sanctions Hong Kong Watch has helped co-ordinate an open letter to the Canadian Prime Minister from a cross-party group of 17 Members of the Canadianā¦
New Zealand speaks out for human rights in China
In a speech to the Chinese business community in New Zealand, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks out against the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China, a controversial Hong Kong security law, and Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO).
Ardern has been urged by Human Rights Watch to condemn China's "re-education camps" as about two million Muslims have been indefinitely detained in China's northwest Xinjiang region. And now she raises the issue up again to give China a warning that āthe world is watching and do not try to conceal thatā.
In spite of the fact that many reports and eyewitness accounts have revealed that China has been persecuting the Uighurs in Xinjiang and reducing their population by forced sterilisation, Chinaās ambassador Liu Xiaoming, in a BBC interview, argued that the Xinjiang concentration camps shown in drone footage were "fake", he also stated that there is no general policy of forced sterilisation in Xinjiang.
Chinese government's fabricated stories have been disproved by facts, so who are they trying to deceive?
Earlier this month, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announces that New Zealand's relationship with Hong Kong would be reviewed after China passed a security law that allows for extradition to mainland China.
Hong Kong's new national security law opens the door for prosecution of both Hong Kong people and foreigners for crimes such as subversion of the government, or harming China.
Given the new law in Hong Kong also has a "direct impact" on New Zealanders, New Zealand government's reaction should not be misconstrued as interfering with Hong Kong's affairs.
Since the promulgation of Hong Kong's national security law, more and more countries have started to reconsider the relationship, including that of trading, with Hong Kong. As a result, the economy of Hong Kong has been deteriorating rapidly and this has a direct impact on the economy and reputation of China. Thus, isn't it a smart move for the Chinese government to moderate its stance on social and national security in order not to cause public outrage?
Source:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/jacinda-ardern-speaks-out-against-hong-kong-security-law-treatment-of-uighurs-in-speech-to-chinese-community.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-53463242/china-s-ambassador-challenged-on-treatment-of-uighurs
#NewZealand #China #HumanRight #HongKong #Uyghurs
In a speech to the Chinese business community in New Zealand, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks out against the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China, a controversial Hong Kong security law, and Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO).
Ardern has been urged by Human Rights Watch to condemn China's "re-education camps" as about two million Muslims have been indefinitely detained in China's northwest Xinjiang region. And now she raises the issue up again to give China a warning that āthe world is watching and do not try to conceal thatā.
In spite of the fact that many reports and eyewitness accounts have revealed that China has been persecuting the Uighurs in Xinjiang and reducing their population by forced sterilisation, Chinaās ambassador Liu Xiaoming, in a BBC interview, argued that the Xinjiang concentration camps shown in drone footage were "fake", he also stated that there is no general policy of forced sterilisation in Xinjiang.
Chinese government's fabricated stories have been disproved by facts, so who are they trying to deceive?
Earlier this month, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announces that New Zealand's relationship with Hong Kong would be reviewed after China passed a security law that allows for extradition to mainland China.
Hong Kong's new national security law opens the door for prosecution of both Hong Kong people and foreigners for crimes such as subversion of the government, or harming China.
Given the new law in Hong Kong also has a "direct impact" on New Zealanders, New Zealand government's reaction should not be misconstrued as interfering with Hong Kong's affairs.
Since the promulgation of Hong Kong's national security law, more and more countries have started to reconsider the relationship, including that of trading, with Hong Kong. As a result, the economy of Hong Kong has been deteriorating rapidly and this has a direct impact on the economy and reputation of China. Thus, isn't it a smart move for the Chinese government to moderate its stance on social and national security in order not to cause public outrage?
Source:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/jacinda-ardern-speaks-out-against-hong-kong-security-law-treatment-of-uighurs-in-speech-to-chinese-community.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-53463242/china-s-ambassador-challenged-on-treatment-of-uighurs
#NewZealand #China #HumanRight #HongKong #Uyghurs
Three NZ
Site Not Available
Sorry, this site is only available in New Zealand
What is it about the phrase āFree Hong Kongā that prevented NBA from customising it onto a shirt?
Answer is simple: RMB matters more than human rights.
#NBA #MoneyMatters #HumanRight #China
#FreeHongKong
Answer is simple: RMB matters more than human rights.
#NBA #MoneyMatters #HumanRight #China
#FreeHongKong
Companies should pay attention to their supply chains: Face masks made with allegedly forced Uighur labour are sold overseas
As Australia stockpiling masks from China for its skyrocketing demands, experts discovered allegedly coerced Uighur labour in the supply chain.
A thinktank report from earlier this year revealed involvement of factories in programs of forced Uighur labour. The programs were said to be a āpoverty alleviationā policy, yet in fact āinextricably linked to broader, coercive policies intended to erase the Uighur identity itself.ā
These programs include shipping Uighurs thousands of miles away from their homes, mandatory āideological trainingā, forced participation in flag-raising and anthem-singing ceremonies, learning Mandarin, and living and eating on-site in separate dormitories and a canteen.
All of the activities are under the supervisions of "minders" along with constant surveillance, banning of religious observance, and limited freedom of movement.
China has made auditing of human rights extremely difficult for Western companies and nearly impossible for consumers. Experts recommend companies to conduct desktop-based investigation to ensure their supply chains are not tainted by factories using forced Uighur labour.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/22/face-masks-made-with-allegedly-forced-uighur-labour-in-china-are-being-sold-in-australia
#Australia #Mask #China
#UighurLabour #HumanRight
As Australia stockpiling masks from China for its skyrocketing demands, experts discovered allegedly coerced Uighur labour in the supply chain.
A thinktank report from earlier this year revealed involvement of factories in programs of forced Uighur labour. The programs were said to be a āpoverty alleviationā policy, yet in fact āinextricably linked to broader, coercive policies intended to erase the Uighur identity itself.ā
These programs include shipping Uighurs thousands of miles away from their homes, mandatory āideological trainingā, forced participation in flag-raising and anthem-singing ceremonies, learning Mandarin, and living and eating on-site in separate dormitories and a canteen.
All of the activities are under the supervisions of "minders" along with constant surveillance, banning of religious observance, and limited freedom of movement.
China has made auditing of human rights extremely difficult for Western companies and nearly impossible for consumers. Experts recommend companies to conduct desktop-based investigation to ensure their supply chains are not tainted by factories using forced Uighur labour.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/22/face-masks-made-with-allegedly-forced-uighur-labour-in-china-are-being-sold-in-australia
#Australia #Mask #China
#UighurLabour #HumanRight
the Guardian
Face masks made with allegedly forced Uighur labour in China are being sold in Australia
At least two Australian companies have imported stocks of masks from manufacturer involved in labour program criticised as āhighly coerciveā
#HumanRight #Uyghur #China
Uyghurs for sale: Policy Brief Report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
More than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred to work in factories across China, some sent directly from detention camps. Chinaās social re-engineering campaign targeting minority citizens hasnāt ceased, but rather, it grows expeditiously. Under conditions suggesting forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that supply at least 82 well-known global brands in technology, clothing, and automotive sectors; this includes Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony, and Volkswagen. The full list can be found in P.31-39.
Re-education camps
Re-education camps first aroused attention in 2017. Millions of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of āre-education campsā in Xinjiang. Inside the camps, detainees are subjected to political indoctrination, forced to renounce their religion and culture, and subjected to torture.
The new phase
Government officials now claim that the ātraineesā have āgraduatedā to being forced to work in factories. Local governments and private brokers are paid a price per head by the Xinjiang provincial government to organise the labour assignments. This is literally human trafficking. It is nearly impossible for workers to refuse or escape. They are under constant surveillance, isolated, and subjected to arbitrary detention and threats against their family members.
Every purchase makes a difference
Foreign governments, businesses, and civil society groups should act now.
As a consumer, your purchase casts your vote. Be aware of the companies involved. Push brands to be more transparent about the make-up of their supply chains. Demand companies to make new public commitments, uphold current commitments, and to not use forced and coerced labour. Geographic barriers do not hinder you from stopping the trend.
Highlighted sections in the report:
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/uyghurs-sale
P.8 Case Study 1: Uyghur workers making Nike sneakers in Qingdao
P.18 Case Study 2: From āre-education campsā to forced labour assignments
P.21 Case Study 3: āRe-educatingā Uyghur workers in Appleās supply chain
P.31-39 International brands supplied by involved factories
Further reading:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-23/video-uyghurs-shaved-blindfolded-xinjiang-train-station-china/11537628
Uyghurs for sale: Policy Brief Report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
More than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred to work in factories across China, some sent directly from detention camps. Chinaās social re-engineering campaign targeting minority citizens hasnāt ceased, but rather, it grows expeditiously. Under conditions suggesting forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that supply at least 82 well-known global brands in technology, clothing, and automotive sectors; this includes Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony, and Volkswagen. The full list can be found in P.31-39.
Re-education camps
Re-education camps first aroused attention in 2017. Millions of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of āre-education campsā in Xinjiang. Inside the camps, detainees are subjected to political indoctrination, forced to renounce their religion and culture, and subjected to torture.
The new phase
Government officials now claim that the ātraineesā have āgraduatedā to being forced to work in factories. Local governments and private brokers are paid a price per head by the Xinjiang provincial government to organise the labour assignments. This is literally human trafficking. It is nearly impossible for workers to refuse or escape. They are under constant surveillance, isolated, and subjected to arbitrary detention and threats against their family members.
Every purchase makes a difference
Foreign governments, businesses, and civil society groups should act now.
As a consumer, your purchase casts your vote. Be aware of the companies involved. Push brands to be more transparent about the make-up of their supply chains. Demand companies to make new public commitments, uphold current commitments, and to not use forced and coerced labour. Geographic barriers do not hinder you from stopping the trend.
Highlighted sections in the report:
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/uyghurs-sale
P.8 Case Study 1: Uyghur workers making Nike sneakers in Qingdao
P.18 Case Study 2: From āre-education campsā to forced labour assignments
P.21 Case Study 3: āRe-educatingā Uyghur workers in Appleās supply chain
P.31-39 International brands supplied by involved factories
Further reading:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-23/video-uyghurs-shaved-blindfolded-xinjiang-train-station-china/11537628
www.aspi.org.au
Uyghurs for sale
Pompeo Accused China Eradicating All Faith that Do Not Conform to the Communist Regime on International Religious Freedom Day
On the International Religious Freedom Day on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised China, Iran, and North Korea as the most seriously prosecuted countries in the world for religious freedom. He added that the three countries increased the restriction upon its people, especially for Beijing trying to eradicate all faith that violates the communist regime.
Pompeo in a statement mentioned the International Religious Freedom Act taking into effect 22 years ago on October 27, reiterating the promise on the promotion and the defence on the religious rights of everyone in the world. Pompeo stated that the US government has long been respectful the freedom of lifestyle regardless of their religion, dating back to the visions of the founding fathers of the US. He emphasised, religious and human dignity issues are of the core of US diplomatic relations, for now, and in the future.
Pompeo named China, Iran, and North Korea as three of the worst countries in the world, in terms of religious rights. āThese countries are tightening their restriction to suppress their people. Worse still, China is trying to erase every religion not compatible with the communist regime.ā He said.
#ReligiousFreedom #CCP #Pompeo #China #HumanRight #NorthKorea #Iran #ReligionEradication
Source: Apple Daily #Oct28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201028/Q6MEDFFHKBE6BJNDGMX6XLBC6I/
On the International Religious Freedom Day on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticised China, Iran, and North Korea as the most seriously prosecuted countries in the world for religious freedom. He added that the three countries increased the restriction upon its people, especially for Beijing trying to eradicate all faith that violates the communist regime.
Pompeo in a statement mentioned the International Religious Freedom Act taking into effect 22 years ago on October 27, reiterating the promise on the promotion and the defence on the religious rights of everyone in the world. Pompeo stated that the US government has long been respectful the freedom of lifestyle regardless of their religion, dating back to the visions of the founding fathers of the US. He emphasised, religious and human dignity issues are of the core of US diplomatic relations, for now, and in the future.
Pompeo named China, Iran, and North Korea as three of the worst countries in the world, in terms of religious rights. āThese countries are tightening their restriction to suppress their people. Worse still, China is trying to erase every religion not compatible with the communist regime.ā He said.
#ReligiousFreedom #CCP #Pompeo #China #HumanRight #NorthKorea #Iran #ReligionEradication
Source: Apple Daily #Oct28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201028/Q6MEDFFHKBE6BJNDGMX6XLBC6I/
Taiwan is not invited to WHA and sternly protest, urges WHO to adhere to professional neutrality and āeliminate Chinese political interferenceā
WHA had a video meeting today (24May). Taiwan is not invited in five consecutive years, however the proposals from 13 diplomatic countries which about inviting Taiwan to participate will be the main focus of the meeting. It was predicted that the diplomatic countries will have ātwo versus two debatingā with China, emphasized the necessity of Taiwan being part of the WHO. Department of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan announced a press release today and indicated, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie and Minister of Health Chen Shizhong jointly expressed the governmentās serious dissatisfaction in protest, urged the WHO adheres professional neutrality, eliminate Chinese political interference, and let Taiwan join the meetings, systems and activities of WHO based on protecting all humanās well-being and fighting epidemic together.
Chen indicated on press release, this year WHA is still focusing on epidemic situation to build a healthier, safer and fairer world. Taiwanās epidemic is warming up recently, which showing the virus is regardless of borders, even Taiwan cannot stay out. There should be no gap in global epidemic prevention, it needs to share globally all the information and professionally cooperation to fight the epidemic. Chen emphasized, Taiwan has not been invited to participate WHA is not the loss of Taiwan, but also the loss of the whole world. Health is the basic human right and universal value, and WHO as a professional international medical organisation, they should serve the health and well-being of all mankind and should not succumb to the political interests of specific member.
Source: Apple Daily #May24
https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210524/FIMWCR5K5RF2XC5OQI7O2EUUM4/
#WHA #WHO #China #Taiwan #Politics #Diplomatic #Intervention #HumanRight #Health #Pandemic #WuhanVirus #Globalisation
WHA had a video meeting today (24May). Taiwan is not invited in five consecutive years, however the proposals from 13 diplomatic countries which about inviting Taiwan to participate will be the main focus of the meeting. It was predicted that the diplomatic countries will have ātwo versus two debatingā with China, emphasized the necessity of Taiwan being part of the WHO. Department of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan announced a press release today and indicated, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie and Minister of Health Chen Shizhong jointly expressed the governmentās serious dissatisfaction in protest, urged the WHO adheres professional neutrality, eliminate Chinese political interference, and let Taiwan join the meetings, systems and activities of WHO based on protecting all humanās well-being and fighting epidemic together.
Chen indicated on press release, this year WHA is still focusing on epidemic situation to build a healthier, safer and fairer world. Taiwanās epidemic is warming up recently, which showing the virus is regardless of borders, even Taiwan cannot stay out. There should be no gap in global epidemic prevention, it needs to share globally all the information and professionally cooperation to fight the epidemic. Chen emphasized, Taiwan has not been invited to participate WHA is not the loss of Taiwan, but also the loss of the whole world. Health is the basic human right and universal value, and WHO as a professional international medical organisation, they should serve the health and well-being of all mankind and should not succumb to the political interests of specific member.
Source: Apple Daily #May24
https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210524/FIMWCR5K5RF2XC5OQI7O2EUUM4/
#WHA #WHO #China #Taiwan #Politics #Diplomatic #Intervention #HumanRight #Health #Pandemic #WuhanVirus #Globalisation
Chinaās Uyghurs living in a ādystopian hellscapeā, says Amnesty report
Amnesty International has collected new evidence of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region of China, which it says has become a ādystopian hellscapeā for hundreds of thousands of Muslims subjected to mass internment and torture.
The human rights organisation has collected more than 50 new accounts from Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities who claim to have been subjected to mass internment and torture in police stations and camps in the region.
Source: The Guardian#Jun10
https://t.co/7zp352CCrM
#China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Kazakhs #Muslim #HumanRight
Amnesty International has collected new evidence of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region of China, which it says has become a ādystopian hellscapeā for hundreds of thousands of Muslims subjected to mass internment and torture.
The human rights organisation has collected more than 50 new accounts from Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities who claim to have been subjected to mass internment and torture in police stations and camps in the region.
Source: The Guardian#Jun10
https://t.co/7zp352CCrM
#China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Kazakhs #Muslim #HumanRight
AP News: the family members of the dissidents claimed to have been secretly detained by Chinese government in Dubai; may be the first evidence to establish a āblack siteā outside of China
AP News reported, Chinese dissidents Wang Jingyuās fiancĆ©e Wu Huan stated, she was arrested by the local police in Dubai, a major city in UAE in June this year. Ans she was jailed in a detention facility which operates by Chinese government. The report stated, this could be the first evidence to prove China has operating āBlack Siteā outside the country, which reflected that China will arrest dissidents and minority overseas.
According to The Voice of Germany, Wu Huanās fiancĆ© Wang Jingyu was persecuted by police as he supports Hong Kong protest in 2019. Wang who was 17, was being sent oversea for security. Wang questioned the Chinese official media about the authenticity of reports on deaths and injuries in the Sino-Indian conflict in February this year, and criticized the CCP, which caused the wanted by Chinese police.
Source: Stand News #Aug17
https://bit.ly/3mKap4N
#China #Dubai #DetentionCamp #CCP #Dissidents #BlackSite #HongKongProtest #HumanRight #Arrest
AP News reported, Chinese dissidents Wang Jingyuās fiancĆ©e Wu Huan stated, she was arrested by the local police in Dubai, a major city in UAE in June this year. Ans she was jailed in a detention facility which operates by Chinese government. The report stated, this could be the first evidence to prove China has operating āBlack Siteā outside the country, which reflected that China will arrest dissidents and minority overseas.
According to The Voice of Germany, Wu Huanās fiancĆ© Wang Jingyu was persecuted by police as he supports Hong Kong protest in 2019. Wang who was 17, was being sent oversea for security. Wang questioned the Chinese official media about the authenticity of reports on deaths and injuries in the Sino-Indian conflict in February this year, and criticized the CCP, which caused the wanted by Chinese police.
Source: Stand News #Aug17
https://bit.ly/3mKap4N
#China #Dubai #DetentionCamp #CCP #Dissidents #BlackSite #HongKongProtest #HumanRight #Arrest