The #HongKong government claims that you're safe from the city's Article 23 security law if you have no 'seditious intentions'--which is whatever the government says they are. I'm sure everyone in Hong Kong are *tremendously reassured.*

Personal, powerful, and devastating essay from Maya Wang 王松蓮 Human Rights Watch on Hong Kong's lost freedoms.

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1/ A belated professional update:

After 5 years at Human Rights Watch, I have moved on to (re)join the Brennan Center, where I will help expand its work on AI research and policy.

More to come on that front, but a few reflections from my time at Human Rights Watch:

A group of Japanese ruling party & opposition politicians are calling on the government to investigate links between carmakers & forced labor in the aluminium industry in Xinjiang. Human Rights Watch's Teppei Kasai hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

Another step, another approval in the #forcedlabour regulation #FLR process with the IMCO Committee Press & INTA Committee Press launching the text for a vote in Plenary (April 23rd).
Congratulations Maria Manuel Leitão Marques & Samira Rafaela for leading the file to this succesfull conclusion already.

Journalist friends, here's Human Rights Watch's statement on the passage of Article 23 security law in Hong Kong. Full statement forthcoming:

Proud to have been interviewed for the new Al Jazeera documentary, 'The Sacrifice Zone', on one of the world's most lead-polluted areas, Kabwe in Zambia, and who is responsible.
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EU govt ambassadors voted to approve the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. It now needs EU parl approval.

Rights groups tirelessly led by European Coalition for Corporate Justice have campaigned for this law.

Saluting strong rights groups & movements.

@HRW's reaction.

Great news today - EU member states adopted a law banning imports of products made with forced labor.

When it comes into force, the law will mean companies benefitting from forced labor, in Xinjiang and elsewhere, cannot sell to EU markets!

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A huge result today with the EU Forced Labour Regulation being passed by the European Council! Despite its weaknesses, this is a major step forward for ending #forcedlabour globally ✊

Now let's pass the #CS3D

An excellent Human Rights Watch discussion between Paul Aufiero, Jim Wormington and an anonymous investigator discussing #ForcedLabor in #EastTurkistan and how it taints the #Automotive Industry. #EndUyghurForcedLabor hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

Ahead of tomorrow's EU vote, read how Human Rights Watch uncovered forced labor in China’s aluminum supply chains, and what governments should do about it.

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The Car Industry’s Blind Spot in Xinjiang

How HRW researchers uncovered forced labor in China’s aluminum supply chains...and what governments should do about it.

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Important EU vote coming up tomorrow on the proposed forced labour regulation.

Human Rights Watch joins Environmental Justice Foundation Anti-Slavery International ECCHR & other orgs calling on EU govts to YES.

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Business deserves clarity on human rights responsibilities on.ft.com/4a3HvSP | opinion

The influx of Chinese cars into the EU risks exposing EU consumers to forced labor.

New from Human Rights Watch on why the EU should adopt its forced labor law.

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Fascinating interview behind the scenes on how Human Rights Watch researchers working on #China uncovered the failure by major car companies to tighten control over their supply chains to eradicate forced labor-tainted aluminium from #Xinjiang hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

New: BHR Journal has just published an article by Emmanuel Umpula AFREWATCH and I, which addresses inaccurate and harmful accounts of the DRC's artisanal mining sector.

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ASPI SHU HKC LawCrim Laura Murphy Human Rights Watch Jim Wormington etc have published reports warning that carmakers and other firms must heighten scrutiny to check on forced-labor links.

The studies have triggered supply-chain reviews, but carmakers found tracking provenance isn’t easy.