09/07/2024

PEN International challenges China’s free expression record at UN Human Rights Council

On 4 July 2024, during the outcome of China’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council, PEN International delivered an oral […]
04/07/2024

Latest UN review displays China’s disregard for human rights, UN findings

At the adoption of the report of its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), China ignored calls to implement UN findings and dismissed all serious criticism of its human rights record, refusing to budge on the documented plight of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, human rights activists, lawyers, and more. We urged China to genuinely engage with the UN to enact meaningful reforms.
04/07/2024

Chinese Government Expands Criminalization of Taiwanese Identity

Court Guidelines Aim to Further Intimidate Taiwan’s Population
18/06/2024

Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names Change

Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang
17/06/2024

China’s human rights record draws sharp rebuke at U.N.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) met stinging criticism in early July 2024 from United Nations member countries and organizations over its human rights record. All […]
21/05/2024

“Educate the Masses to Change Their Minds”

China’s Forced Relocation of Rural Tibetans
01/05/2024

Number of writers jailed in China exceeds 100 for first time, says report

Freedom to Write index says there are 107 people in prison for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’
02/03/2024

Xinjiang Abuses Show Need for Robust EU Forced Labor Law

Over the past year, Human Rights Watch has investigated forced labor in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China where Chinese government labor transfer programs coerce Uyghurs […]
01/03/2024

Freedom House gives Tibet global freedom score of zero

After 65 years of Chinese occupation, Tibet’s global freedom score has now dropped all the way to zero, watchdog group Freedom House says in its new […]