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November 12, 2020 News Release

China: Beijing Forces Out Hong Kong Opposition Lawmakers

China Moves Toward Full Control of Territory

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

November 1, 2020 Dispatches

Chinese Diplomats Try Using UN as Shield for Xinjiang Crimes

World Body Should Reject Beijing’s False Narrative

201712asia_china_xinjiang2 Police officers check the identity cards of a people as security forces keep watch in a street in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on March 24, 2017.

October 29, 2020 News Release

China: Tibetan Woman Dies in Custody

Two Detained for Sending Money to India

October 25, 2020 Dispatches

China’s “Untenable Operating Environment” for Business in Xinjiang

Access for Auditors, Rights Investigators Critical

People work amidst massive piles of cotton in China's Xinjiang province.

October 22, 2020 Dispatches

Chinese Authorities Aim to ‘Liberate’ Tibetan Believers

Latest Political Education Drive Targets Religion

Hedong Village in Xumai Township, Tibet Autonomous Region, launches the "Four Stresses and Four Loves" teaching, September 11, 2020.

October 13, 2020 Dispatches

China Grudgingly Gets UN Rights Body Seat

Lowest Vote Total Among 15 Countries Elected

October 8, 2020 News Release

UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators

General Assembly Members Should Not Vote for China, Saudi Arabia

A view of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, October 1, 2018.

October 6, 2020 Dispatches

39 Countries at UN Express ‘Grave Concerns’ About China’s Abuses

Call for International Monitoring of Human Rights Situation

Chinese police patrol a night market near Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, June 25, 2017.

October 1, 2020 Dispatches

Who Is ‘Happy’ in Xinjiang?

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Disregards Systematic Rights Abuses

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against Covid-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 8, 2020.

September 28, 2020 Commentary

Chinese Tech Firms Fueling Beijing's Repression

Technical Difficulties - A ChinaFile Conversation

September 28, 2020 News Release

China: 12 Hong Kong Protesters Held Incommunicado

Detained Pro-democracy Activists Denied Basic Rights

September 25, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Stop Prosecuting Pro-Democracy Activists

Drop Charges Against Joshua Wong, Others

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong displays a bail paper outside Central Police Station in Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

September 25, 2020 Statement

Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanism on China

Item 4 General Debate - Joint NGO statement

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.

September 22, 2020 News Release

China: Quash Verdict Against Outspoken Tycoon

18-Year Sentence for Ren Zhiqiang Shows Growing Intolerance of Dissent

Ren Zhiqiang, former Chairman of Huayuan Property Co., Ltd., attends the founding ceremony of the Sichuan Project Center of the Alashan SEE Ecological Association in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 25 April 2018.

September 15, 2020 Statement

UN rights body should monitor abuses, ensure accountability in Philippines, Saudi Arabia, China

Item 2 General Debate on High Commissioner's Update - HRC45

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