US calls China one of the worst regimes for human rights in 2018 due to ‘abuse and torture of Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang’.
The United States identified China Wednesday as one of the worst countries on the planet last year in terms of respecting the basic human rights of its citizens.
But on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing was “in a league of its own when it comes to human rights violations”. News accounts have earlier reported that more than a million ethnic Uygurs and other largely Muslim ethnic groups had been detained in extrajudicial internment camps in the Xinjiang region since a crackdown began in early 2017.
At the event, according to the department, government officials and survivors described the severity of the violations of human rights in the northern Chinese region. US lawmakers nominate jailed Uygur Ilham Tohti for Nobel Peace PrizeThe report cited the case of Abdulreshit Seley Hajim, a Uygur businessman, who died in May or June while held in an internment camp. According to those interviewed by Radio Free Asia, he died from strikes to the head with a blunt object, according to the report.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US, China to observe market forces on currencies: People's Bank of China Governor YiBEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China and the US have reached consensus on many 'crucial' issues, including a commitment to observe market-oriented exchange rate mechanisms, People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
China says air pollution dropped in 2018China's air quality improved substantially last year, the environment ministry said Monday, following a government crackdown on pollution and a ...
Read more »
US trade deficit surges to 10-year high in 2018WASHINGTON: The skyrocketing US trade deficit hit the highest level in a decade last year despite President Donald Trump's global trade offensive, according to a government report yesterday. America's trade deficit with the world jumped 12.5 per cent to US$621 billion...
Read more »
Cathay Pacific made US$299 million in 2018HONG KONG: Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday (Mar 13) announced a net profit of HK$2.35 billion (US$299 million) last year, ...
Read more »
More US Catholics are considering leaving the church over the sex abuse crisis, poll saysWASHINGTON (THE WASHINGTON POST) - The percent of US Catholics who say the clergy sex abuse crisis has them questioning whether to leave the faith has jumped 15 points since the last major crisis in the early 2000s, a poll released on Wednesday (March 13) finds.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
China says working with US day and night to get trade dealBEIJING: China and the United States are still working day and night to achieve a trade deal that matches the interests of both sides and the ...
Read more »
Exclusive: Saudi's Falih - US, China driving oil demand; no April OPEC policy changeSaudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday that China and the U.S. would lead healthy global demand for oil this year but that it would be ...
Read more »
Saudi's Falih: US, China driving oil demand; no April OPEC policy changeSaudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday that China and the U.S. would lead healthy global demand for oil this year but that it would be ...
Read more »
US, China driving oil demand; no April OPEC policy change: Saudi oil ministerSaudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday that China and the U.S. would lead healthy global demand for oil this year but that it would be ...
Read more »
Macau casinos still booming despite US-China trade warMACAU The trade war may have sent ripples of uncertainty through the world's second largest economy, but one corner of China has so far remained steadfastly buoyant - the gambling enclave of Macau. In the past few weeks, Macau's four casino giants - SJM, Sands China, Galaxy...
Read more »