Transnational Bodies

AP: China Forces Birth Control on Uighurs to Suppress Population

July 01, 2020

According to an AP investigation, based on government statistics, state documents and interviews with 30 ex-detainees, family members, and a former detention camp instructor, the practice of forced birth control, including abortions, is far more widespread and systematic than previously known.
China Passes Sweeping Hong Kong National Security Law

July 01, 2020

Beijing adopted a wide-reaching national security law which dramatically broadens Beijing's powers to investigate, prosecute, and punish suspected criminals in Hong Kong.
Supreme Court Rules Montana Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Scholarship Program

July 01, 2020

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Montana’s reliance on its state Blaine Amendment to discriminate against parents desiring to use tax credit scholarships at religious schools.
DOE Discovers $1 Billion in Anonymous Foreign Funding on U.S. Campuses

June 24, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) has discovered that foreign sources have provided at least $1.14 billion to U.S universities, including funds coming China, Russia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
VSA’s “Turkey Tribunal” to Bring to Light Turkey's Numerous Human Rights Violations

June 14, 2020

The Belgian-based law firm, Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (VSA), has created an initiative to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey, including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and the right to a fair trial.
Satellite Data Suggests Coronavirus Hit China Earlier

June 10, 2020

A new Harvard Medical School study suggests that Covid19 may have been present and spreading through central China long before the outbreak was first reported to the world.
UK Considers Change in Immigration Rules for Hong Kong Residents Seeking to Avoid China Crackdown

June 07, 2020

In a recent article in The Times, Boris Johnson explains how, if China imposes a new security law in Hong Kong making it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority, the UK will change its immigration laws and offer millions of people in Hong Kong a route to citizenship in the UK.
Russia and China Fueling Social Unrest in U.S.

June 03, 2020

According to an analysis of recent Twitter posts by POLITICO, Russia and China are flooding social media with content targeting the ongoing unrest and violence in the United States.
China Parliament Approves Plan to Impose Hong Kong Security Law

May 29, 2020

China’s parliament has approved plans to impose a security law on Hong Kong, which critics say may eradicate the city’s promised freedoms
FP: China Is Ramping Up Its Surveillance Capacity in Africa Through Infrastructure Projects

May 27, 2020

According to a Foreign Policy Security Brief, a new report shows how China is using infrastructure to expand its surveillance network on the African continent, making U.S. officials vulnerable.