Human Rights, Freedom and Solidarity
Few people realize that Thailand has been holding more than 40 Uyghur asylum seekers in immigration detention for a decade. The danger to this remaining group is real. The new government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin should free these forgotten people, who fled dangerous conditions in China, and arrange for their resettlement in a third country.
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The Muslim world is quick to denounce Islamophobia in the West, but has been markedly silent of China’s attacks on Islam and Uyghur culture.
By Abdulhakim Idris
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Agreement of cooperation for a global Muslim coalition for Uyghurs
30 January 2022
Istanbul, Turkey
We the undersigned organizations commit to working together to stop the ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in East Turkistan.
We note that an independent tribunal of international law experts determined on 9 December 2021 that Uyghurs face genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the Chinese government.
Posted on February 18, 2021, in News Our Work Reports WHAT’S NEW World Uyghur Congress WUC Activities
World Uyghur Congress, 01 November 2019
Congress (WUC) along with the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the Uyghur American Association (UAA), and the Central Asia Program at George Washington University held a two-day conference:, ‘Confronting Atrocities in China: The Global Response to the Uyghur Crisis’.
Read morePosted on July 17, 2018, in News Reports WHAT’S NEW World Uyghur Congress
World Uyghur Congress, 17 July 2018
The World Uyghur Congress submitted a Parallel Report for consideration by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for China’s review in August 2018. The report is a comprehensive overview of China’s discriminatory treatment of the Uyghur population in East Turkistan – particularly since China’s previous CERD review in 2009.
Read morePosted on April 24, 2018, in News Reports United Nations WHAT’S NEW World Uyghur Congress
World Uyghur Congress, 24 April 2018
The World Uyghur Congress submitted a parallel report to be considered ahead of China’s 3rd Cycle Universal Periodic Review in November 2018. The report outlines the most pressing concerns for the Uyghur population in China over the last five years and provides concrete recommendations for China and for the international community.
Read morePosted on June 28, 2017, in News Press Release Refugees/Asylum Seekers Reports WHAT’S NEW World Uyghur Congress
Press Release – For immediate release
28 June 2017Contact: World Uyghur Congresswww.uyghurcongress.org0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 orcontact@uyghurcongress.org
One year has passed since the we released our report, Seeking a Place to Breathe Freely: Current Challenges Faced by Uyghur Refugees & Asylum Seekers, that looked to present a detailed account of both the conditions on the ground in East Turkestan over the last few years as well as to document the perilous journeys made by Uyghurs who chose to flee China amid repression. In this updated report, we have notably added an Appendix detailing every case of Uyghur deportation to China from abroad since 1997.
Read morePosted on May 17, 2017, in News Press Release Reports Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW World Uyghur Congress
Press Release — For immediate release
17 May 2017
Contact: World Uyghur Congresswww.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 orcontact@uyghurcongress.org
The World Uyghur Congress is releasing its annual report on the human rights situation in East Turkestan covering events of 2016. The report presents a detailed review of China’s actions in East Turkestan vis-à-vis the Uyghur population there and provides in-depth analysis of the most critical issues facing Uyghurs there.
Read morePosted on November 10, 2016, in News Reports Uyghur Related News World Uyghur Congress
Press Release – For immediate release
10 November 2016
Contact: World Uyghur Congresswww.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 orcontact@uyghurcongress.org
The World Uyghur Congress has released a new report, Forced Labour in East Turkestan: State-Sanctioned Hashar System, detailing the continued use of forced labour among with Uyghur population in East Turkestan. China has been imposing forced labour on the Uyghur community primarily in the region’s southern prefectures, despite China officially abolishing the similar practice of “re-education through labour” back in November 2013.
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