WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States has

banned imports from another tranche of companies over alleged

human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs in China, targeting 37

textile, mining and solar entities, a federal government notice

published on Tuesday said.

The companies include Huafu Fashion Co., one of the world's

largest textile manufacturers, and 25 of its subsidiaries.

The companies were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor

Prevention Act Entity List, which restricts the import of goods

tied to what the U.S. describes as China's human rights abuses

and ongoing genocide in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

U.S. authorities say Chinese authorities have established

internment camps for Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic

minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region. Beijing has

denied any abuses.

The latest additions bring the total number of companies on

the list to 144 since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act was

signed into law in December 2021.