Medical Doctor: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Can Heal the World

Jacques Moreau works with Amnesty International and said he knew about the persecution in China. “I oppose all forms of persecution. When it involves preventing people from thinking and expressing their opinions freely, be it in China or other countries, it upsets me,” he said. 

Sanction Chinese Officials Involved in Human Rights Abuses: Former Australian PM

“However, one argument that should not prevail is that we would not progress such sanctions for fear of political, trade, or diplomatic reprisals from the Chinese ­government. The application of Australia’s human rights ­sanctions regime is reserved for the most egregious situations of international ­concern.”

Long-Awaited Uyghur Human Rights Report Due This Month 

International human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as well as countries including the U.S. accused China of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. The accusations include mass arbitrary incarceration of Muslims in internment camps, forced labor, forced sterilization of women, and forced separation of school-aged children from their parents.

China Executes Hongkonger With History of Mental Illness Over Drug Trafficking

Wu’s 80-year-old father and 78-year-old mother talked to their son in prison over a glass barrier hours before the execution. They had not seen Wu for years until the mainland authorities informed them weeks ago about a chance to visit the detained Hongkonger, and they knew it could be the last time to meet him. 

International Rights Group Will Leave Hong Kong Amid Crackdown on Dissent

“Hong Kong has long been an ideal regional base for international civil society organizations, but the recent targeting of local human rights and trade union groups signals an intensification of the authorities’ campaign to rid the city of all dissenting voices,” said Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, Amnesty International international board chair.