Disney faces backlash after thanking Xinjiang authorities in ‘Mulan’ credits

September 11, 2020 | Coda Story | By Mariam Kiparoidze

Louisa Greve, director of global advocacy at Uyghur Human Rights Project, said investors should pressure Disney to make a bold move to salvage its reputation. “Investors should press Disney to make reparations for its complicity. Tens of thousands of separated Uyghur families in the diaspora are stranded in nearby countries without legal status to work, to access medical cases, to enroll their children to attend school. Thousands are being made stateless as their Chinese passports expire, while China refuses to renew their passports unless they return to China, where they would face horrific human rights abuses.”

“Disney’s Mulan disaster will surely be a universal case study for reputational-risk experts for years to come,” added Greve. “Every brand must already be scrambling to be sure they are not the next Disney.”

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