Uyghurs
Gulchehra Hoja: speaking out for the Uyghur
As a beautiful young TV star in the 1990s, Gulchehra Hoja was important to the Chinese state: the acceptable face of China's Uyghur Muslim minority. Then in 2001, Hoja did an about-turn, fleeing to… Audio
UN Human Rights chief kicks off high-stakes visit to China
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has arrived in China, amid concerns that it could lead to an endorsement rather than scrutiny of China's rights record.
China’s PR intensifies as media focus falls on Uyghurs
China used to deny or ignore media queries about the human rights of the ethnic Uighur minority. But before our government debated its response in Parliament this week, China’s embassy held an… Video, Audio
The world watches China's treatment of Uyghurs
There is growing friction over China's treatment of Uyghurs, the Muslim-minority living in Xinjiang. Audio
Genocide and trade - the cost of having China as a friend
New Zealand walks a trading tightrope with China - but by failing to bring up human rights issues, are we selling our souls for $32 billion a year? Audio