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On Friday, the Biden administration announced additional penalties against dozens of people and organisations linked to human rights violations in China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and North Korea.
Why does it matter? The action, which coincides with International Human Rights Day and the State Department’s two-day Democracy Summit, is meant to “bring attention to and promote accountability for human rights violations and abuses,” according to the State Department.
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Details: The State Department has blocked 12 people from entering the United States, including current and former Chinese government officials who are accused of having a hand in the incarceration of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, according to the US.
Two Bangladeshi police officers were also named for their role in the unlawful assassination of a municipal councillor in May 2018.
The Treasury Department designated SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm, as a “Chinese military-industrial complex” organisation on Friday, accusing it of developing face recognition software to identify Uyghurs. The company is now on a no-investment list.
After the military ousted the democratically elected government, several Myanmar military institutions and chief ministers were targeted for their role in a murderous crackdown.
Treasury has sanctioned a few North Korean government agencies.
Following that, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will go to Liverpool, England, on Friday to meet with G7 colleagues.
The next week, he will go to Southeast Asia, stopping in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
According to a State Department release announcing the trip, he would give “remarks on the significance of the Indo-Pacific region” in Jakarta, and “address the growing issue in Burma,” also known as Myanmar, “in each country.”
