#xinjiang

#xinjiang

Major car manufacturers are linked to aluminum produced with forced labor by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region.

The origins of aluminum from Xinjiang are difficult to track, making it challenging to ensure it is not part of supply chains linked to forced labor. [ more ]

China faced scrutiny of its human rights record at the UN, with a focus on Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

Over 160 countries addressed the hearing, with Western countries calling on China to end human rights abuses and repeal the security law in Hong Kong. [ more ]

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it will no longer sell certain DNA-based human-identification products in Tibet, following a similar halt of sales in China's Xinjiang region.

The decision comes after pressure from human-rights groups, who allege that the technology can be misused by local police forces in these regions. [ more ]