Beijing sanctions US data firm over Uyghur research

Beijing has sanctioned Kharon, a U.S.-based company that helps businesses comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the import of goods made using forced labor in China’s far-west, RFA reported.

The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has expressed deep concern over the recently announced sanctions targeting research on Uyghur forced labor in global supply chains, describing the move as the latest salvo in the Chinese government’s campaign of intimidation, and “to shut down critical voices.”

The action is part of a longer pattern of attempts to deter investigations and silence critical voices and activists working to uncover human rights abuses in China.