However, Europe remains ill-prepared. According to a European Parliament study on the impact of transnational repression on public life, “EU member states are falling short in upholding their obligations to protect human rights defenders at risk.”
søndag 2. november 2025
Europe’s Blind Spot: China’s Transnational Repression
There is growing momentum among Western countries to take stronger action against transnational repression – the overt and covert tactics of some authoritarian governments, including China, to suppress dissent abroad. In June, the leaders of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, and the EU pledged “to boost G-7 cooperation” to counter a practice that “undermines national security [and] the safety and human rights of victims.” The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austrian diplomat Volker Turk, also told the Human Rights Council that all states should have “zero tolerance” for such abuses.
However, Europe remains ill-prepared. According to a European Parliament study on the impact of transnational repression on public life, “EU member states are falling short in upholding their obligations to protect human rights defenders at risk.”
However, Europe remains ill-prepared. According to a European Parliament study on the impact of transnational repression on public life, “EU member states are falling short in upholding their obligations to protect human rights defenders at risk.”
