Hikvision is facing growing criticism over its human rights abuse record from the halls of the UK and EU Parliaments to a Danish pension fund and Canadian politics.
And now Hikvision is facing rising pressure outside the US, presenting a long-term risk that other governments eventually take up similar actions as the US government took against the firm.
In this post, we examine these latest developments.
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**** ***** ********* ** respond ** *** ***** points; ** **** ** we **** ******.UPDATE:Hikvision responded prior to publication, saying the job ads showing 450 staff "didn’t include the updated employee number"; Hikvision also said it does not use Uyghur forced labor.
** **** ********* ******* from *** ** ********** Committee ***** ******* *********'* response *** ************.UPDATE- the BEIS Committee told us it "will be producing a report in the coming months" about forced labour and would include Hikvision's response:
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*********,********* ********* **** ***** *** same ****** ****** "*** Immervision ******". ** **** reached *** ** *********** for ** ******.UPDATE:Immervision deleted the Facebook post; we will update if they respond to our comment request. UPDATE:Immervision sent IPVM this response:
*********** ****** ******* ****** and ******* *** ****** technology ** ******* *********. When ** ******* **** a ****** ** ******** with ** *********** ****, it ***** **** *** camera ************ ****** * lens *** *** ******* manufacturer. ******* ************* *** licensee ** ***********. **** produce *********** ****** ***** licence *** **** ** its *********. *********** ***** sold ****** ** *** camera ************* *** *****’* manage ****.
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*** **** ********* **** accepts ** ******** ******* the ******** **heat ******* **** * ******* *******. This company, Hikvision, also supplies cameras to camps in china's Xinjiang region where ******* *** ************** **********- tortured and surveilled. It is unacceptable for Parliament to use Hikvision's cameras. Parliament must lead by example in this very precisely. The cameras must be removed and Parliament must carefully examine which companies are doing business with. [emphasis her own]
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**** **** ******** ** the ** ********** *** the ********* ******* ** decide, *******, ** ******** has **** **** ***. IPVM **** ****** **** this *******.
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John Honovich
*** **** *******:*********: **** ****** ******** found ***** ******* ************ tech ****** ** ****** abuses | *******
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Charles Rollet
******: *** ** ********** President **** * ******* about *** *** ** Hikvision ***** ******* ** the ** **********, ********* to *** ******* ******* who*********** "********* *. ***** ** human ****** ********** **#********* ** ***** ****** the **." *******, ** Parliament ********* ***** ******* said ********* ** *** on *** ** ********* and *** ***** **** are '*** *** ***** replaced', *** *** ****-*** Ruissen, *** *** **** present ** **** *******, a ***** *****************.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
** *** **** ******** here, *********'* ******* ******** is ****** *****. **** could *** *********** *** banned **** ***** ******* on ***** *** ****'* still ****** ** ********.
*** ******** ***** ** is ********, ******* ******* pretty **** *** ******* firm (*** ********* ***** with *** ****) *** little **** **** ****-**** virtue ********* ******. ** anyone ***** ******** *** Chinese **** **** ******* course ** ***** ******* path ******* * **** scale *** ******* **** they're *****. **** ** how ********* **** ******** belligerent ********* **** ******, North *****, ** ****. Life ***** ** ****** for *** ******* ******* but *** ***** *********** truly ******* ** ***** pressure ** ***** **** ideologies *** **********? ****. Get **** ** **.
*** **** ****** ***** I'm ********** ***** ** Hikvision's **********, * ** not. **** ***** ********* with ******* ** **** will (** **** ***) happen.
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Undisclosed Distributor #2
*** ***** **** ******** had *** **** ** raising *********?
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Charles Rollet
******: ******* ****** ******* fund, ****** *******, ********** ** ****************, ****** *** **** "violates ***** ******"
****** *********** ** **** ******* ********* *** total ***** ** ~$** billion.
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Charles Rollet
******: ***** ********'* ******* edition*** **** ********* ** investigation**** ********* ******* ***** installed ** *** *******'* Justice ******** ** ******* highly ********* ********* **** as "[*****] ************ *******, which ******* ******** ** material ********* **** ****** [virus] *** ****, ****** rooms *** ********* [***********] spaces". ** *****, *** Justice ******** ******** *** worth ***** $*.* ******* and ******** **** *,*** Hikvision *******.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
*'* *** **** *** legit *** ****** **, but ** **** *****'* more **** **** ******** minorities *********** ****** ** China:******* ********** **** ** Secretive ************ *****: ******* — ***** **** ****
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