Uyghur Human Rights Project Director: ‘Uyghurs continue to face cultural erasure’

December 17, 2024 | Federal Newswire

Omer Kanat, Executive Director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), said that Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day serves as a reminder that “Uyghurs continue to face cultural erasure,” and emphasized that recognition must be “backed by concrete, enforceable policies.” Kanat made this statement in a press release dated December 9.

“Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day is a reminder of what is at stake—Uyghurs continue to face cultural erasure,” said Kanat, Executive Director of Uyghur Human Rights Project. “Words of recognition must be backed by concrete, enforceable policies to end complicity in these atrocities.”

According to the UHRP press release, December 9, 2024, marks the fourth annual Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day. The organization has urged businesses, governments, and civil society to “strengthen accountability measures and deliver justice for the Uyghur people.” Global awareness of the situation has increased recently, with the United Nations raising concerns in an assessment by the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) suggesting China may be committing human rights violations.

Kanat is a prominent advocate for Uyghur human rights. He serves as Executive Director of UHRP and is also the executive committee chairman of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). He co-founded UHRP in 2003 and WUC in 2004.

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