Posted on April 16, 2021, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Forced Labour Freedom of Expression Human Rights Issues News Other News Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW
South China Morninng Post. 16 April 2021
Below is an article published by South China Morning Post. Photo:Lau Ka-kuen.
Since 2019, dozens of Chinese officials and companies have been sanctioned or blacklisted by the West over alleged human rights abuses against Uygurs and members of other minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region.In January, alleged widespread use of forced labour in Xinjiang prompted the United States to ban imports of cotton and tomato products from the region, and Canada and Britain to announce similar bans.The latest sanctions in March from the European Union, the US, Britain and Canada mean that specified Chinese officials will be unable to travel to the sanctioning countries, and their assets there will be seized. They will probably have difficulty maintaining bank accounts, even Chinese ones.
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