Click to expand Image Members of the Muslim Uyghur minority present pictures of their relatives detained in China during a press conference in Istanbul, May 10, 2022. Turkey's Uyghur community urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to probe so-called re-education camps. 2022 Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images Fifty-one United Nations member countries have issued a joint declaration condemning the Chinese government's crimes against humanity committed against Uyghurs and other Turkic communities, and calling on Beijing to end its systematic human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The cross-regional statement, delivered to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee by Britain's Deputy Permanent Representative James Kariuki on October 18, said: "Members of Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang continue to suffer serious violations of their human rights." The statement quoted the UN Office of the High Commissio
The recent surge in pro-Khalistan sentiments in countries like Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia has not only taken the Indian government by surprise but has also revealed the intricacies of global politics.
Brazil has climbed five positions in the Global Innovation Index (GII) compared to 2022 and now ranks 49th among 132 countries. After 12 years out of the group of the top 50 economies in index, Brazil now heads the ranking of Latin American and Caribbean countries, overtaking Chile (52nd) for the first time. The data were released Wednesday (Sep. 27) by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and will be presented during the 10th International Congress on Industry Innovation, currently held at the Sao Paulo Expo. Among the five countries making up BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), Brazil comes third, ahead of Russia (51st) and South Africa (59th). China is 12th, and India is 40th. Brazil scored highly in indicators such as online government services (14th) and e-participation (11th). It also stands out for the value of its 16 unicorns (startups with a high market value in dollars), appearing in 22nd position, and for its intangible assets (31st), obtaining go