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Human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International regularly express concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in East Turkistan. However, due to the Chinese authorities' tight controls on information, accurate and timely analysis of developments in East Turkistan is extremely difficult.
Human rights activists agree that without critical support from Uyghur-run human rights organizations, very little information from within East Turkistan will emerge.
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Since 2001, the US has held at least 22 Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Most of these detainees are judged to have never been a threat to US national security, and are slated for release. However, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on August 12, 2003 that these Uyghurs will not be returned to China, and he expressed concerns that they are likely to face torture or execution. UHRP joins Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in expressing grave concern for their safety if they are deported to any other nation where they might face the danger of torture or other cruel or inhumane treatment.
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Despite previous reports that Australia was offering to take some Guantanamo Bay detainees, the government says it has refused two U.S. resettlement requests.
At Camp Iguana, 17 Muslims from China taken captive in Afghanistan seven years ago now get Pepsi, ping-pong and a 42-inch plasma screen for sports and religious videos.
The Uyghur American Association welcomed Tuesday indications that European governments were willing to resettle Guantanamo Bay detainees if the US closed the military prison.
A growing number of European Union countries are reportedly interested in helping US President-elect Obama meet his promises to close Guantanamo Bay by taking in inmates from the controversial detention camp.
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Since 2001, the US has held at least 22 Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Most of these detainees are judged to have never been a threat to US national security, and are slated for release. However, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on August 12, 2003 that these Uyghurs will not be returned to China, and he expressed concerns that they are likely to face torture or execution. UHRP joins Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in expressing grave concern for their safety if they are deported to any other nation where they might face the danger of torture or other cruel or inhumane treatment.