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from the as-long-as-they-dont-touch-livers dept.
Human Rights Watch has issued a report about DNA collection in Xinjiang province in China:
Chinese police have started gathering blood types, DNA samples, fingerprints and iris scans from millions of people in its Muslim-majority Xinjiang province to build a massive citizen database, according to report by activist group Human Rights Watch.
The report, published Wednesday, said officials are collecting the data from citizens between the ages of 12 and 65 years old using a variety of methods. Authorities are gathering DNA and blood types through free medical checkups, and HRW said it was unclear if patients were aware that their biometric data was being collected for the police during these physical exams.
According to the report, citizens authorities have flagged as a potential threat to the regime, and their families—named "focus personnel"—are forced to hand over their DNA regardless of age.
So far, 18.8 million citizens have participated in the medical checkups, called "Physicals for All" by the government, according to an article by a state news agency Xinhua on November 1.
Previously: Massive DNA Collection Campaign in Xinjiang, China
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Friday December 15 2017, @10:34PM
Having done more research, it seems I was ignorant, but not in the way you wanted me to be. India is currently being run by Hindu Nationalist party, being in majority for the first time in history.
I was thinking, since when HRW got interested in actual human rights and not the left-wing money grabbing politics? Turns out, it actually hasn't.