On December 10, President Joe Biden followed in the footsteps of his predecessors by recognizing Human Rights Day, an oft-ignored date commemorating a critically important event in world history: the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. Unfortunately, mission creep has plagued U.S. human rights advocacy in recent years, undermining the international…
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A new report indicates the Biden administration lobbied a Democrat senator to water down language in a bill blocking the importation of Uyghur forced-labor goods from China, and it’s damning for Democrats. According to a report in The Washington Post, Deputy Sec. of State Wendy Sherman communicated to Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in October that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention…
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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is hitting a new snag in the Senate. This time over an amendment from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that would block products made with the forced labor of Uyghurs in China from entering the United States. It’s a common-sense provision that would protect American consumers from unknowingly taking part in Communist China’s human rights…
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The Financial Times reported last week that China tested a new nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, a development that surprised U.S. intelligence agencies. This comes as China also continues to develop its conventional military capabilities. Nowhere will China’s military buildup be felt more keenly than in Taiwan. Just days before Taiwan celebrated its 110th National Day at the beginning of October, Chinese…
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North Korea is infamous for having one of the worst human rights records on earth. In recognition of this fact, some human rights advocates dubbed September 24, 2021, as “Save North Korean Refugees Day.” Crossing the border into China is the only option for most North Koreans trying to escape from North Korea. Yet, when they arrive in China, they…
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 | Tag Cloud Tags: Britain, Canada, Christian, church, Columbia, EU, Euro, Europe, Human Rights, India, News, United States, Worthy News by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – On June 25 the Evangelical Covenant Church in the US voted to approve its “Resolution to Repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery,” acknowledging what it calls the Christian…
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While Sayragul Sauytbay was held in a government-run concentration camp in China’s Xinjiang province, she was forced to sign a paper mandating her own death if she spoke of the camp’s atrocities. Undeterred, since her escape she has raised awareness of the horrors perpetrated against the Uyghur people, receiving an International Woman of Courage Award from U.S. Secretary of State…
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