May 07, 2020

East Turkestan: Brands in UK Accused of Sourcing Uyghur Forced Labour

Large brands in the UK, such as H&M, Uniqlo, Muji and IKEA have been named in a document submitted to the British government last week setting out the legal case for the country’s customs authority to ban all cotton products originating from the Xinjiang region of China. In a 60 page document submitted to the British government by Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), together with the...

May 07, 2020

East Turkestan: Brands in UK Accused of Sourcing...

Large brands in the UK, such as H&M, Uniqlo, Muji and IKEA have been named in a document submitted to the British government last week setting out the legal case for the country’s customs...

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May 07, 2020

Coronavirus: Divergence between London and devolved...

The United Kingdom has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. As it stands there are over 248,800 cases in the UK, with the highest concentration in English cities, such as London and Birmingham. However,...

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May 06, 2020

Coronavirus: Distrust over Mauritania's Claims...

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has declared his country to be virus free. However, local human rights organisations, including UNPO Member IRA have begun to question the official count....

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May 05, 2020

Kabylia: Hero of Kabyle Culture Dies in Franc...

The Kabyle singer Idir passed away last 2 May 2020. The musician was an icon of Kabyle culture and became worldwide famous with his songs, which were translated into several languages. The artist, whose...

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May 05, 2020

Baloch Journalist Found Dead in Sweden

Last Friday [1 May 2020], the body of Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain was found in a river outside Uppsala. One of the most prominent journalists from Balochistan, Sajid Hussain was living in Sweden since...

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May 05, 2020

District of Columbia: Partizanship Trumps Rights...

In recent statements over the question of statehood for the District of Columbia, the US President has highlighted the ways in which partizan politics in the US takes precendence over the representational...

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May 05, 2020

Coronavirus: Spanish Parties Agree to Extend ...

Spanish political parties have been trying to reach a deal in order to extend the state of lockdown in the country. The deal would continue the centralisation of political power in Madrid and would delay...

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May 04, 2020

Coronavirus: Human Rights in CHT

A widely celebrated festival of the Jumma peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts has been postponed to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Thousands of Jumma workers in other parts of Bangladesh...

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