![Top row: Uyghur farmers pick cotton by hand in a field on the outskirts of Qiemo, China, on Oct. 10, 2017. Bottom row: L to R: Shi Minglei and Jewher Ilham speak out against forced labor in China at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington. Top row: Uyghur farmers pick cotton by hand in a field on the outskirts of Qiemo, China, on Oct. 10, 2017. Bottom row: L to R: Shi Minglei and Jewher Ilham speak out against forced labor in China at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230207110256_59f9f7e74c7cb13f8718272d04996404696fa15e5ba64e5b975e567e9263b49e.png)
Human-Rights Advocates Urge Companies: Cut Ties to Products Made by Prisoners of Conscience in China
Speakers at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit detailed how some profit from egregious human-rights violations.
Speakers at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit detailed how some profit from egregious human-rights violations.
The Holy See Press Office said the two also spoke of ‘the war in Ukraine, stressing the urgency of dialogue and peace and expressing the hope, to this end, for a world free of nuclear weapons.’
It remains unclear whether Sachs’ approach to China has had a direct influence on the Holy See’s own dealings with Beijing.
As the Vatican’s gambit appears to falter, Western nations take action; opportunities for laity abound.
Human-rights advocates who spoke with the Register painted a picture of an emboldened Chinese regime, led by President Xi Jinping, that is bent on suppressing any and all dissent.
Uighur-American Ferkat Jawdat explained that while most of his family moved to the United States in 2011, his mother remains in China and has since faced the consequences of her son speaking out against the Chinese government.
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