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HRF testified before US Congress about the Chinese government’s economic coercion.
In December 2021, a representative from HRF was invited to testify at a congressional hearing about China’s economic coercion. At the hearing, HRF presented domestic policy recommendations directly to the United States Congress and emphasized the human rights implications of the Chinese government’s weaponization of economic clout.
We called for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
At the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami, Fla., HRF featured an exhibition by Chinese dissident artist and Havel Prize Laureate Badiucao to remind the world why Beijing must not be allowed to host the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. In early 2022, HRF and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice joined activists globally to call on democratic governments to commit to a diplomatic boycott of the Games, and refuse to send official representation. On the eve of the Games, HRF co-hosted a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to denounce the systematic human rights violations perpetrated by the CCP and call attention to the complicity of corporate sponsors and the International Olympics Committee.
HRF sent private letters to brands as well as academic institutions.
We provide recommendations to policymakers.
In March 2022, HRF submitted a public comment to the US Department of Homeland Security to help ensure that the US’s Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) would be as robust and effective as possible. The Act was enforced in June 2022.
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