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

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

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…

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

For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling…

A Anistia Internacional afirma que a nova legislação pressiona grupos étnicos minoritários no país

La nueva ley desató críticas internacionales por el riesgo de profundizar la asimilación de las minorías y restringir sus derechos.

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'…

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

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.

Volgens experts is de 'eenheidswet' een volgende stap in vergaande onderdrukking van etnische minderheden zoals de Tibetanen en Oeigoeren.

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…

Critics say it could hasten forced assimilation, lead to targeting of critics outside China. Beijing rejects charges.

Members of China’s 55 government-recognized ethnic minorities, which include the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, make up just under 9% of the population.