Henryk Szadziewski, Senior Researcher, Uyghur Human Rights Project The accounts of the ‘re-education’ regime that people are undergoing in those camps are harrowing…I imagine my lovely, principled, dedicated colleague there, and I feel incredibly angry. Dr. Rachel Harris, University of London The disappearance of Dr. Rahile Dawut, a leading expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions…

“Now is the time to ensure that the Uyghurs’ suffering does not become even worse, and to put into practice what all people of conscience mean when they say ‘Never Again.’” On August 24, The Diplomat published UHRP Director Omer Kanat’s commentary The Repression of Uyghurs Is Now an All-Out War Against a People. Mr.…

“Kishilik hoquq her bir insanning heq hoquqliridur” 2017- Yilliq Kishilik Hoquq kunide , Uyghur Kishilik Hoquq Qurulishi (UHRP) sizning Uyghurlarning kishilik hoquqi uchun des turup, Uyghurlarni qollash toghrisidiki awazingizni Birleshken Doletler Teshkilatining tor betige yollishingizni soraydu. Bu yil Birleshken Doletler Teshkilati,shexislerning, kishilik hoquqni qollaydighanliqini bilduridighan bayanini yollash uchun mexsus bir tobet tesis qildi.: https://www.un.org/en/udhr-video/registration.shtml); Bu…

The former head of the Ministry of Public Security and current Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Meng Jianzhu called for the use of big data and artificial intelligence to fight terrorism in the region during an inspection tour in late August. The Chinese authorities increasingly…

On Thursday June 29th the Weimar city council announced that they have awarded this year’s Weimar Human Rights Award to Professor Ilham Tohti for his dedication to advancing the cause of human rights for the Uyghur people. In recognition of “its special historical responsibility and as a symbol of all the anonymous victims of dictatorships…

Last week the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region announced a new education law that will come into force on November first in the region’s state media (for full Chinese text, see here). The most widely reported aspect of the new law was the provision that parents and guardians are forbidden to “encourage or…

The fifth annual China-Eurasia Expo takes place this week in Urumqi from September 20th to 25th, giving the Chinese government a platform to present its economic vision for the region to an international audience of political and business leaders. This will be the first of these Expos to take place since Xinjiang was “positioned as…

Among the decisions announced after the central government’s annual closed door meetings at Beidahe are appointments of the top leaders of various provinces. An official statement released on Monday announced that Zhang Chunxian is being replaced by Chen Quanguo as secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).…

UHRP’s new report on environmental activism among Uyghurs demonstrates the lack of a Uyghur voice in addressing harmful state policies Uyghur Human Rights Project Commentary Toghrak Trees courtesy of Sean Gallagher For a number of years the political, economic and social condition of the Uyghurs was often labeled as an “underreported” issue and measured against…