World Press Freedom Day
The United States advocates for press freedom online and offline, and for the safety of journalists and media workers worldwide. Read More»
China targets Uyghurs with sham trials, long sentences
By Leigh Hartman The People’s Republic of China is stepping up baseless prosecutions of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, sentencing innocent people to years in prison, a new report says. In a February 24 report, Human Rights Watch says that the PRC’s judicial system in Xinjiang has sentenced 250,000 Uyghur and other ethnic minorities to prison, and ... Read More»
Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State January 19, 2021 The United States of America has led the world in holding the perpetrators of the most heinous human rights abuses accountable. From the Nuremberg Trials, to the creation of the Genocide Convention in 1948, to the declaration of ISIS’s recent genocide against the Yazidis, Christians, and other religious ... Read More»
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