May 2011

American officials should press for progress on Uyghur issues during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

Fri, 05/06/2011 - 12:00

On the eve of the third meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) on May 9 and 10, 2011, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) calls upon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to set an agenda in talks with their Chinese counterparts in which human rights progress is a prominent and robust part of the discussion.

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China Seeks Global Help in Fighting Uighur Separatists

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 12:00

China is calling for the international community to help fight what it says is its own homegrown terrorist problem in mostly Muslim Xinjiang.   

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US to raise currency, rights with China

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 12:00

The United States said it will raise concerns with China from currency values to human rights during talks next week but acknowledged progress by Beijing in the economic sphere.

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China Jails Slave Boss

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 12:00

A court in China's troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang has handed down a four-and-a-half year jail term to the boss of a factory that used a group of mentally disabled people as slave labor, a labor rights group said, lamenting the light sentence.

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China Times: Cross-strait distance on human rights

Wed, 05/04/2011 - 12:00

In a recent interview with German-based Der Spiegel weekly, President Ma Ying-jeou said human rights is a criteria to measure the distance between Taiwan and mainland China.

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SCO Member States Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Prevent Uyghur Activists from Attending Conference in United States

Wed, 05/04/2011 - 12:00

Human Rights in China (HRIC) is extremely concerned over the recent efforts of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to interfere with the travel of individuals of Uyghur ethnicity to a conference titled "The Future of Uyghur People in East Turkestan."

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China: Wealth but Not Freedom

Wed, 05/04/2011 - 12:00

When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington earlier this year he received the gracious welcome and state dinner he did not get on his first visit in 2006. He also had some tough discussions on trade, foreign exchange, national security, and human rights.

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WUC Strongly Protests Travel Refusal for Uyghur Exile Leaders from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:00

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) strongly protests authorities' actions to prevent five Uyghur exile leaders from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from participating in an international conference in Washington, DC.

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Press Freedom Day - WUC Condemns Ongoing Violation Of Uyghur' Freedom Of Expression

Tue, 05/03/2011 - 12:00

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on the 3rd of May, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) condemns the ongoing violation of the right to freedom of expression of the Uyghur people in East Turkestan and draws the attention of the international community to the fate of imprisoned Uyghur media workers.

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Uyghur Leader Barred from Travel

Mon, 05/02/2011 - 12:00

Authorities in Kazakhstan have blocked Uyghur exile leader Kahriman Ghojamberdi from traveling to Washington D.C. for a meeting of the World Uyghur Congress, underscoring Chinese pressure on the central Asian state.

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