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This section contains a curated list of useful articles, investigations, books and other reading materials. The list is updated on a weekly basis and suggestions for additions are welcome.
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UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions Publishes Opinion on Uyghur Writer
On December 20th, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions (WGAD) announced its opinion on renowned Uyghur writer Yalqun Rozi, who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in 2016.
OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang
"Serious human rights violations have been committed in XUAR in the context of the Government’s application of counter-’extremism’ strategies,” the U.N. office said in the report.
China must address grave human rights concerns and enable credible international investigation: UN experts
Ahead of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a group of UN experts today urged the Chinese government to grant unhindered access to independent experts regarding allegations of significant human rights violations and repression of fundamental freedoms in the country.
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet after official visit to China
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s full statement from the virtual press conference held at the conclusion of her official six-day visit to China.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reviews the report of China
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth to seventeenth periodic report of China. A great source of concern was racial discrimination in the context of laws fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism, particularly against Tibetans, Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture - Mission to China
The report contains a study of the legal and factual aspects regarding the situation of torture or ill-treatment in China following a visit by the United Nations investigator in late 2005 at the government’s invitation.
Annual Report of the UN Committee against Torture
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties. See pages 63-70 for their responses to China's submission in 1996.
UN Committee against Torture, Concluding Observations and Recommendations to China
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties. See pages 63-70 for their responses to China's submission in 1993.