By producing the book, Stanton wished to promote a radical liberating theology, one that stressed self-development. The book attracted a great deal of controversy and antagonism at its introduction.

Many women's rights activists who worked with Stanton were opposed to the publication of The Woman's Bible; they felt it would harm the drive for women's suffrage. Although it was never accepted by Bible scholars as a major work, much to the dismay of suffragists who worked alongside Stanton within the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), it became a popular best-seller. Susan B. Anthony tried to calm the younger suffragists, but they issued a formal denunciation of the book at NAWSA's January 1896 convention, and worked to distance the suffrage movement from Stanton's broader scope which included attacks on traditional religion.

Because of the widespread negative reaction, including that of suffragists who had been close to her, publication of the book effectively ended Stanton's influence in the suffrage movement.

Many have raised concerns regarding Article 63, which covers the extraterritorial enforcement dimensions of the law. Yalkun Uluyol of Human Rights Watch stated, "[t]hat is what you call transnational repression." The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that the law "could restrict freedom of religion and culture". Some have raised concerns that the law provides a basis to target supporters of Taiwanese independence regardless of jurisdiction. Others have stated that the law raises additional risks for foreign companies investing in China if they investigate forced labor or review supply chains. The legislation has been criticized for not specifying what activities would constitute violations.

In April 2026, a letter from the United Nations, signed by eight former special rapporteurs for human rights, stated that the law could violate at least 12 international human rights laws that China has ratified, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

On 30 April 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, which condemns the law and warns that it "would intensify the systematic suppression of ethnic identities and further worsen relations between the European Union and Beijing". The Chinese government rejected the European Union's criticisms and defended the extraterritorial provisions of the law.

In June 2026, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Sheldon Whitehouse asked China to revise its Law for Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. They said the law would increase efforts to assimilate Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other ethnic minorities and further limit their cultural, language, and religious rights.

In July 2026, Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te announced that his government would enact assistance and protection mechanisms for any Taiwanese citizen targeted. The following day, Tibetan activist Lobsang Palden (aka Lobga Rangzen) set himself on fire near the United Nations Headquarters in New York while holding a Tibetan national flag, in protest of the newly enacted law. He was later pronounced dead. The same month, the U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduced the Stop Transnational Repression Act (STRA) to codify transnational repression in law and increase criminal penalties for it, partly in response to the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.[33] The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile also rejected the law and launched a campaign to bring attention to it.[34] In August 2026, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) condemned the law as a violation of basic human rights.

This is really creepy and probably unnecessary. Does anyone know why this is, and if not do we at least know the source photo?

According to Human Rights Watch, there is substantial evidence that points to the involvement of DynCorp contractors in trafficking of women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as violence against them.

In the late 1990s two employees, Ben Johnston, a former DynCorp aircraft mechanic, and Kathryn Bolkovac, a U.N. International Police Force monitor, independently alleged that DynCorp employees in Bosnia engaged in sex with minors and sold them to each other as slaves. Johnston and Bolkovac were fired, and Johnston was later placed into protective custody before leaving several days later.

On June 2, 2000, an investigation was launched in the DynCorp hangar at Comanche Base Camp, one of two U.S. bases in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all DynCorp personnel were detained for questioning. CID spent several weeks investigating and the results appear to support Johnston's allegations. DynCorp had fired five employees for similar illegal activities prior to the charges. Many of the employees accused of sex trafficking were forced to resign under suspicion of illegal activity. As of 2014 no one had been prosecuted.