The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed new trade restrictions on two Chinese firms, including one accused of enabling human rights violations through surveillance of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities in China.
One company named by the US Commerce Department was Beijing Zhongdun Security Technology Group, which offers products allowing human rights violations by Chinese authorities.
Last month, CAIR welcomed the addition of 29 Chinese companies to the list of entities using forced labor involving Uyghur minorities.
In a statement, CAIR said:
“We welcome the new trade restrictions, especially those targeting a firm reportedly enabling the surveillance of Uyghur Muslims and other minority groups. Dictatorial governments often use mass surveillance to violate the human rights of targeted minority populations. We encourage U.S. officials to similarly sanction firms enabling the mass surveillance of the Palestinian people targeted by Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
In November, CAIR welcomed a ban on the entry to the United States of products produced by Esquel Group, one of the world’s largest textile and apparel companies, over allegations it uses forced Uyghur labor.
In October, CAIR welcomed DHS banning two Chinese companies over their reported use of Uyghur slave labor.
CAIR has previously welcomed the banning of Chinese companies using slave labor.
SEE: CAIR Welcomes US Ban on Imports from 5 Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor
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