World Uyghur Congress Foundation

Posted on November 15, 2010, in Civil Society European Union Reports World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 15 November 2010

WUC — The conference “Uyghurs Call for Dialogue with China – Implementation of the Chinese Constitution to Safeguard and Protect the Rights of the Uyghur people” was held on 29 and 30 April 2010 in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

The conference was sponsored by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group of the European Parliament and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and was organised in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).

The conference concluded with a concerted call from Uyghurs for a meaningful dialogue to begin with Beijing over resolving the situation in East Turkestan and ensuring that provisions for the protection of minority rights in the Chinese constitution are observed.

The conference report can be read here.

Posted on November 13, 2009, in Civil Society Reports World Uyghur Congress

WUC/UNPO, 13 November 2009

On 13 November 2009, the UNPO and the WUC published a report entitled “Repression in China: Roots and Repercussions of the Urumqi Unrest”.

The report outlines the events that took place in Shaoguan and Urumqi this summer in which hundreds of people were killed. It also issues a series of recommendations for future action to assuage the resentment and mistrust that has been allowed to develop in East Turkestan over the past five decades as a result of policies pursued by the Chinese government.

The report can be downloaded here.

Posted on June 1, 2009, in Reports United Nations World Uyghur Congress

WUC, 1 June 2009

Submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by the World Uyghur Congress for consideration in the 75th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 3 August – 28 August 2009.

This submission provides evidence to assist in the Committee’s responsibility to monitor the progress of State parties towards the full and complete implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). ICERD describes the measures that State parties need to undertake to combat racial discrimination.

Posted on May 21, 2009, in Reports World Uyghur Congress

WUC, 21 May 2009

WUC´s Activity Report compiles the works accomplished by the WUC  between October 2006 and March 2009.

The report can be downloaded here.

Posted on May 20, 2009, in Civil Society Reports Training & Capacity Building World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 20 May 2009

WUC — This report is the result of the “Uyghur Leadership Training Seminar” held from 18 – 19 May 2009 in Washington DC, US. The seminar was jointly organised by the WUC and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), and funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

The report can be downloaded here.

Posted on November 3, 2008, in Civil Society Reports United Nations World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 3 November 2008

WUC — The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has prepared this report in collaboration with the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) for the consideration by the Committee Against Torture (CAT) on the eve of their session on the fourth periodical report submitted to it by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in line with the provisions as laid down in the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereafter “the Convention”).

Posted on September 1, 2008, in Reports UHRP United Nations World Uyghur Congress

Press Release — For immediate release
1 September 2008
Contact: World Uyghur Congresswww.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 orcontact@uyghurcongress.org

In this submission, the World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur American Association (UAA) provide information under the general guidelines for the preparation of information.The report was submitted for the 4th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) when China was one of the countries under review.

The report was compiled and completed in Hawaii upon a visit of Rebiya Kadeer to the University of Hawaii during the conclusion of the Olympics in Beijing. The report is submitted on 1 September 2008.

The report can be downloaded

Posted on April 24, 2008, in Civil Society Reports Training & Capacity Building World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 24 April 2008

This report is the result of the “Uyghur Leadership Training Seminar” held from 21 – 23 April 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The seminar was jointly organised by the WUC and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), and funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

Posted on April 20, 2008, in Reports World Uyghur Congress

WUC, 20 April 2008

The manual “Democracy and Rights Leadership Training for Uyghurs” published by the WUC, provides an introduction to human rights mecanisms, guidlines on how to conduct lobby work and media work, and networking methods with NGOs and other organisations.

A copy of the report is available here.

Posted on May 11, 2007, in Civil Society Reports Training & Capacity Building World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 11 May 2007

This report is the result of the “Uyghur Leadership Training Seminar” held from 6 – 10 May 2007 in The Hague, Netherlands. The seminar was jointly organised by the WUC and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), and funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).