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Posts published in January 2026

HRW Says China ‘Not a Credible Alternative’ as Starmer Heads for Beijing

China under President Xi Jinping is “not a credible alternative” for Britain’s long-term interests, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to raise human rights concerns during his upcoming visit to China.

Rights Group Urges Finland’s Prime Minister to Raise Uyghur Forced Labor During China Visit

HELSINKI (UNN) — Human Rights Watch urged Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to raise concerns about the treatment of Uyghurs during his upcoming visit to…

UN Experts Warn Chinese Forced Labour Targeting Uyghurs and Others May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

United Nations human rights experts say Chinese state-run labour transfer programs targeting Uyghurs and other groups may amount to crimes against humanity.

Canada’s China Reset Raises Questions About Its Commitment to Uyghur Rights

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mid-January visit to China has drawn criticism from human rights advocates after he praised President Xi Jinping’s leadership and promoted…

U.S. Rep. McGovern: ‘We Stand in Solidarity With the Uyghur People’

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern made the remarks in an interview with the Uyghur News Network during an event hosted by the New Lines Institute in…

In China’s Far West, Stability Drives a New Five-Year Plan — and an Old System of Control

As China prepares its next five-year economic plan, experts warn that in the Uyghur region it is set to entrench post-2017 systems of surveillance, labor…

New Lines Launches Group on Transnational Repression; Uyghur Case a Focus

WASHINGTON (UNN)— The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy on Tuesday launched a Transnational Repression Scholarly Working Group, as concerns grow over foreign governments…