Responding to China’s new Ethnic Unity Law coming into force on 1 July, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Chinese authorities have human rights obligations requiring them to protect minority communities and their cultures, but this law does the opposite. Rather than celebrating difference, it is about pushing ethnic groups such as Uyghurs, […]

The legislation, which comes into effect next month, is seen as a way for Beijing to exert psychological pressure on diaspora communities.

Uyghur and Tibetan groups in Australia have urged the Albanese government to condemn the measures, which come into effect on Wednesday.