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Thailand: ‘Deportation’ of Uyghurs to China ‘Unimaginably Cruel’

The forcible return of these men, or indeed any Uyghurs, to China would place them at risk of serious human…

February 27, 2025

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 24: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) speaks during a press conference with fellow BRICS leaders President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L), President of China Xi Jinping (2nd, L), Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (2nd, R), and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R), on the closing day of The BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center on August 24, 2023 in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa. The BRICS group of major emerging economies is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 15th BRICS Summit, an international relations conference, is being held in South Africa between August 22-24 2023 with the leaders expected to discuss the expansion of the BRICS group and a BRICS currency. It is the first in-person summit of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - since the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the meetings in person due to the ICC, International Criminal Court issued warrant for alleged war crimes. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
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Centering Human Rights in US Policy Towards the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) Group

This AIUSA briefing addresses why the United States should have a human rights strategy for engaging with BRICS and makes…

September 30, 2024

Police try to detain a man after skirmishes between anti-Chinese Communist Party protesters and pro-China protesters near the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, on November 16, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (Photo by Jason Henry / AFP) (Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fifty-Three International Organizations Stand Firm Against Transnational Repression Ahead of the P.R.C.'s 75th Anniversary

Amnesty International USA signed a joint statement with 52 human rights organizations opposing acts of transnational repression, including by the…

September 30, 2024

People gather to protest against Hong Kong's new national security law outside the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on March 23, 2024. Hong Kong's new national security law came into force on March 23, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes including treason and insurrection. The law -- commonly referred to as Article 23 -- will target five categories of national security crimes, and was swiftly passed by Hong Kong's opposition-free legislature on Tuesday. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. Encourages Companies to Undertake Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence Under Increasingly Repressive Rule in Hong Kong

The U.S. continues to call for Chinese authorities to “respect Hong Kong’s promised high degree of autonomy,”

September 12, 2024

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China: Re-detention of Activist Zhang Zhan Highlights Beijing’s Intolerance of Dissent

Chinese authorities must end their persecution of the citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, Amnesty International said.

September 4, 2024

Liberate Palestine, long live the people” written on the sidewalk in Simplified Chinese at the pro-Palestinian encampment outside Paulson Center at New York University, April 30th 2024.
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For the U.S., Honoring Tiananmen Should Include Upholding Students’ Rights at Home

June 4 marked the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.

June 5, 2024

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China: Overseas Students Face Harassment and Surveillance in Campaign of Transnational Repression

There are an estimated 900,000 Chinese students studying abroad, and Amnesty International is calling on host governments and universities to…

May 12, 2024

Demonstrators protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in solidarity with protesters in China on December 3, 2022 in Berlin, Germany
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On My Campus, I Am Afraid - China’s Targeting of Overseas Students Stifles Rights

This Amnesty International report details the impacts of government repression on Chinese international students studying at universities in Western Europe…

May 12, 2024

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Hong Kong: Transgender Activist Must Not Be Deported to Mainland China

Time is of the essence to prevent Lai Ke from being unlawfully deported to mainland China, where she would be…

March 1, 2024

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Long-Delayed UN Report Must Spur Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

Responding to the long-awaited release of the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on serious human rights violations in…

September 1, 2022

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Michelle Bachelet Has Just Months Left to Address Her Failures on China

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announced today that she will not be seeking a second term…

June 13, 2022

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UN Human Rights Chief Must Seize Critical Opportunity to Address Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her…

May 23, 2022