A new controversial law on 'ethnic unity' is in force in China. On 'national identity'. Concern from human rights organizations. Officially, the goal is to 'strengthen cohesion' in an Asian giant with a population of 1.4 billion people, mostly Han, where 55 ethnic groups are

GENEVA: Tibetan and Uyghur representatives urged countries at a United Nations meeting last week to pressure China to repeal a new law they say is aimed at erasing minority…

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…

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In China soll heute ein neues Gesetz zur "ethnischen Einheit" in Kraft treten. Das Ziel: Minderheiten sollen sich stärker an die Mehrheitsgesellschaft anpassen. International gibt…

Chinas neues Gesetz zur „ethnischen Einheit“ soll die Assimilation der Tibeter erzwingen. Es sollte ein Weckruf für Europa sein.

Con l’entrata in vigore della Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, la leadership cinese ha compiuto un ulteriore passo nella costruzione del modello politico promosso dal…

A new controversial law on 'ethnic unity' is in force in China. On 'national identity'. Concern from human rights organizations. Officially, the goal is to 'strengthen cohesion'…

В Китае вступил в силу новый спорный закон об «этническом единстве». О «национальной идентичности». Обеспокоенность со стороны правозащитных организаций. Официально целью является…

China's new ethnic unity law sparks international criticism for potentially threatening minority rights and freedoms amid calls for repeal.

Dal 1° luglio 2026 è in vigore la Legge cinese sulla Promozione dell’Unità e del Progresso Etnico. L’articolo 63 stabilisce...

Beijing says the law promotes unity, but rights groups warn it gives legal cover to forced assimilation of Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities

BEIJIN: A new ethnic unity law came into effect Wednesday in China despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially…

Law comes into effect that critics fear will further erode rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans, as well as allow Beijing to pursue dissidents abroad

China’s extraterritorial clause reaches only acts that endanger national security, unlike the US’ overreaching Global Magnitsky Act.

China’s extraterritorial clause reaches only acts that endanger national security, unlike the US’ overreaching Global Magnitsky Act.

Rather than promote ethnic harmony, activists say the law could justify transnational repression.

A new ethnic unity law came into effect on July 1 in China despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for…