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How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches

September 29, 2023
The Chinese government appears increasingly anxious to silence critics of its appalling human rights record. At home, it arbitrarily detains or forcibly disappears them; abroad, it harasses them. At the United Nations, it’s seeking another term on the UN’s top human rights body—the Human Rights Council – while telling member states to boycott public events highlighting its litany of human rights violations in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
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