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The European Commission (EC) issued a statement on Monday addressing concerns over the potential imposition of additional US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports. The Commission emphasized that it has not received any formal notification from US authorities regarding implementing such tariffs. The EC stated it would not directly respond to broad announcements without [...]

China is infringing on Uyghurs’ right to freedom of movement by enforcing strict travel restrictions for those who travel, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday. While Beijing has relaxed a ban on Uyghurs travelling outside of China, allowing some to obtain passports, HRW China researcher Yalkun Uluyol states that “the Chinese [...]

UK activist group Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) will lodge a judicial review against the Financial Conduct Authority if it approves clothing company Shein’s initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), according to its statement issued on Monday. The group contends that the FCA is legally required to block its application for listing [...]

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans on Sunday to file a legal complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports. This move significantly escalates the ongoing trade tensions between the two countries. In its official [...]

The United Nations called on Thailand Wednesday to immediately halt the deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China, warning that the detainees face a real risk of torture, enforced disappearance and other inhumane treatment if returned. UN experts reminded Thailand of its obligations under the international principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits returning individuals to countries where [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thailand not to forcibly repatriating 48 Uyghur men to China on Friday. The group stated that the detainees have been imprisoned for more than 10 years and may face a high likelihood of severe human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture. The group urged the Thai government [...]

Amnesty International denounced Taiwan’s execution of Huang Linkai on Thursday, calling the event a “shameful setback” as it marked the first execution in Taiwan since 2020. Director of Amnesty International Taiwan E-Ling Chiu stated: “The execution of Huang Linkai (黃麟凱) was carried out in violation of constitutional and international safeguards on the use of the [...]

“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation… The latter is not possible without the former.” Jose Ortega y’ Gasset, Man and Crisis (1958)  For now, the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria has [...]

Human rights faced severe tests worldwide in 2024, with democratic institutions under strain and humanitarian law repeatedly violated in major conflicts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its annual report released Thursday. The 546-page “World Report 2025” reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries, emphasizing the devastating human tolls of conflicts in Gaza, [...]

The Biden administration proposed new export restrictions on computer chips used for artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday. The restrictions are an effort to prevent other rival nations, from accessing and abusing advanced US technology. The Biden administration referred to its new regulation as “an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” In its press release, [...]