UAA and UHRP Reports and Briefings

Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From The 2009 Unrest In Urumchi

Thu, 07/01/2010 - 04:00

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the unrest that took place in July and September 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) through the accounts of Uyghur eyewitnesses.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and the Uyghurs of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR, People's Republic of China)

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 04:00

Sixty years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), more than six decades have passed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Separate and Unequal: The Status of Development in East Turkestan

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 04:00

October 1, 2009 will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and officials from Beijing to East Turkestan are pulling out all the stops to ensure that no discord mars the scripted celebrations that will take place.

Briefing: The United Nations and Amnesty International on Torture in East Turkestan

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:00

On June 26, 2009, the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors recognizes the suffering of people subjected to state tyranny. On this occasion, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) would like to present a short compendium of evidence collected by the United Nations and Amnesty International on torture in East Turkestan.

Alleged Uyghur Terrorism: Information for the Press

Tue, 09/09/2008 - 04:00

In the past five weeks the media has reported at great length on a series of attacks in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Details on the attacks have been strictly controlled by Chinese authorities and often the only source for information is Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese government’s official news outlet.

A “Life or Death Struggle” in East Turkestan; Uyghurs face unprecedented persecution in post-Olympic period

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 04:00

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines sweeping security measures being targeted at Uyghurs in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or XUAR) following a series of violent attacks that took place prior to and during the Beijing Olympics."

Deception, Pressure, and Threats: The Transfer of Young Uyghur Women to Eastern China

Fri, 02/08/2008 - 03:00

A new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project examines a recently implemented People’s Republic of China (PRC) policy that recruits young Uyghur women from majority Uyghur areas of East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and transfers them to work in factories in urban areas of eastern China.

Political Persecution of Uyghurs in the Era of the “War on Terror”

Tue, 10/16/2007 - 04:00

As the leaders of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) meet this week in Beijing for the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress, the Uyghur American Association urges them to take some time to address the dire situation created by their policies in East Turkestan

Uyghur Language Under Attack: The Myth of “Bilingual” Education in the People’s Republic of China

Tue, 07/24/2007 - 04:00

Uyghur language is under attack in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR). In the past decade, and with increasing intensity since 2002, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has pursued assimilationist policies aimed at removing Uyghur as a language of instruction in East Turkistan.