China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe

China deploys army of fake NGOs at UN to intimidate critics: media probe

China is deploying a growing army of organisations masquerading as NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists at the UN, a new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium said on Monday.

China deploys NGOs to squash criticism at U.N. organizations in Geneva

Dozens of self-described nongovernmental organizations active at the United Nations have hidden ties to Beijing, an investigation shows.

Research shows how China's influence on critics reaches to the UN meeting room. Regime-based NGOs systematically torpedo the work of the UN Human Rights Council

China’s tactics to block voices of human rights defenders at the UN – major report

In a new report, ISHR analyses China’s tactics to restrict access for independent civil society actors in UN human rights bodies. The report provides an analysis of China’s membership of the UN Committee on NGOs, the growing presence of Chinese Government-Organised NGOs (GONGOs), and patterns of intimidation and reprisals by the Chinese government. In the report, published on 28 April 2025 the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) uncove…

Dozens of groups that present themselves to the United Nations as a non-governmental organization (NGO) have secret ties with the Chinese authorities. This is evident from a joint investigation by The Washington Post newspaper and other news organizations. The “Chinese” organizations would be deployed to exert influence at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Second part of our China Targets survey on how Beijing is trying to impose human rights on Chinese characteristics at the UN. Radio France and CIJI reveal how China wants to muzzle critical voices while promoting affronted NGOs.