Rights Watch accuses automakers of engaging in human rights violations of Uighurs. These companies include General Motors, Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
The organization called on governments to enact laws prohibiting the import of products associated with forced labor, and oblige them to identify any potential links to human rights. The group found credible evidence of aluminum producers in Xinjiang engaging in illegal labor exploitation, including arbitrary detention and forced disappearance of Uyghurs and other Muslim communities in the region. It also found evidence that some car manufacturers have surrendered to pressure from the Chinese government to adopt weaker human rights standards.