Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

April 2023

We write in advance of the review of the People’s Republic of China by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

This submission presents evidence of extensive and systematic forced labour in agricultural and industrial workplaces in or around internment camps, prisons, and workplaces across the Uyghur Region and China, perpetrated by the government of China. We provide evidence in relation to violations of Article 11 of the Convention, and include suggested questions and recommendations for Committee members to consider during the periodic review of the government of China.

The full submission can be found here.

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