Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang
A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.
'Running out of time': Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural genocide
Rights groups and Tibetans in Tibet say the government has put strict controls on religion, language education and labor, while encouraging immigration by Han people.
New Zealand declines to call China's Uyghur treatment genocide
New Zealand shied away from labeling China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority genocide on Wednesday, once again leaving Wellington out of step with its more forthright Western allies.
U.S. sees genocides against Uyghurs and Armenians, but consistency elusive
The moves have heartened many rights advocates but experts doubt the U.S. government is entering a new era of consistency over what is often seen as humanity's greatest evil.
Biden tells Turkey leader he’ll brand Armenian massacres as genocide
U.S. President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as a genocide, according to people familiar with a call between the leaders, a move that will likely strain already tense U.S.-Turkish ...
After outcry, Vice removes images adding smiles to Khmer Rouge victims
Cambodia condemned images published by U.S. media group VICE featuring newly colourized photographs of the Khmer Rouge "killing fields" victims.
Uyghur community calls for Japan firms to take action on forced labor
The Japan Uyghur Association and rights advocacy group Human Rights Now criticized 14 firms for being slow in taking action over possible human rights abuses.
Japan is finding it harder to stay quiet on China’s abuse of Uyghurs
Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on the government to take action.
On eve of Myanmar coup, Pompeo rejected effort to declare Rohingya 'genocide'
The 11th-hour scramble inside the State Department underscores how the United States had struggled to formulate consistent policy toward Myanmar.
The report offers an independent analysis of what legal responsibility Beijing could bear over its actions in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
Nearly 27 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda, but the children born of rape perpetrated during the country's torment are still struggling with trauma.
Xinjiang genocide vote pressures Trudeau to take harder line on China
The nonbinding declaration from lawmakers represents a clear signal that they want Trudeau to maintain pressure on Beijing over human rights.
