A Chinese citizen who resides in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region posted a video on Twitter about daily life in the region and the discrimination he faces inside mainland China. He also warned fresh college graduates about moving to Xinjiang. He went by the social media user name “Evening cloud” and his true identity has not been revealed.
Dozens of people have rallied in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, demanding immediate release from house arrest of the leader of a group that raised concerns over the internment of ethnic Kazakhs in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights has requested unfettered access to conduct an independent assessment of the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.
Bilkis Muhammad hasn't heard from her brother in China for almost two years
Activists slam countries for failing to join UN call to end the mass detention of Uighur Muslims
China has expanded its use of detention camps for minorities to Tibet, where young people are being forced to pledge loyalty to Beijing.
A film-maker travels to so-called ‘re-education centres’ where reports of torture abound
Slovakia's president has told China's foreign minister she is worried about human rights in his country.
Ambassador Nathan Sales calls the claims a pretext to ‘wage war on religion’ in the region.
Mihrabs are traditionally built into homes to signify the direction one faces when praying.
Speech of Nurgul Sawut at the meeting of The Long Arm of the Dragon: China's Persecution of Believers at Home and Abroad. June 20, 2019 Seoul, South Korea
The Chinese government’s violent suppression of a peaceful protest in Urumchi on July 5, 2009 constituted grave violations of international human rights standards.
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 26, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls on all concerned governments to sanction Chinese officials for the torture of individuals held in Chinese government concentration camps.
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The people of Hong Kong are courageously raising their voices to defend their basic freedoms.
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"Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” concluded the independent China Tribunal last month. Unlike black market operations, this on-demand killing of prisoners of conscience for organs is driven by the state and carried out by both military and civilian institutions.
The Human Rights Initiative at CSIS invites you to a public event on the mass detention and surveillance of Muslims in Xinjiang, China and the risks such technologies may pose as they are implemented in other areas of China and globally.
The Human Rights Initiative at CSIS invites you to a public event on the mass detention and surveillance of Muslims in Xinjiang, China and the risks such technologies may pose as they are implemented in other areas of China and globally.
A new special report published by the Uyghur Human Rights Project highlights the politically motivated linguicide of the Uyghur language
The Uyghur Human Rights Project has identified at least 386 Uyghur intellectuals detained and disappeared since early 2017, victims of the massive campaign of ethno-religious repression carried out by the Chinese government in the Uyghur homeland. It is time to end business as usual.
Persecution of teachers, scholars and artists constitutes an attempt to erase Uyghur culture. 338 Uyghur intellectuals interned, imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, including 21 staff mebers of Xinjiang University. International scholarly exchange with China cannot be justified until they are released.