The U.S. has concluded that the Chinese Communist Party’s actions against the Uighurs also constitute crimes against humanity.
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Jan 19, 2021
The United States of America has led the world in holding the perpetrators of the most heinous human rights abuses accountable.
Jan 19, 2021
The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of China’s actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration.
Jan 19, 2021
Louisa Greve, Director of Global Advocacy for the Uyghur Human Rights Project joins us to discuss the modern day Genocide & Humanitarian crisis that is affecting the Uyghur population in China.
Jan 19, 2021
Letter signed by vice president of the Board of Deputies along with Catholic, Anglican and Islamic leaders comes ahead of today's crunch vote
Jan 19, 2021
Campaigners and Conservative MPs want Britain to act on ‘genocide.’
Jan 19, 2021
Accused of using cotton from the forced labor of Uyghurs in China, the textile industry had to sift through its supply chains, a challenge faced with cascading subcontractors but a necessity in the face of growing consumers. more observant.
Jan 19, 2021
A poet from China’s persecuted Uyghur community recalls filling out the government form
Jan 19, 2021
Activists will write to companies in bid to persuade them to use their influence with Chinese government
Jan 19, 2021
Jewish News publishes special midweek front page urging MPs to take a moral stand ahead of tomorrow’s crucial China trade vote.
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Bibliography of select news reports & academic works
Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
List of Issues Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee During its Periodic Review of China
Jan 11, 2021
Jan 11, 2021
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has submitted a report for consideration by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in preparation for the Committee’s examination of the 3rd periodic report of China.
EXPLAINER—Five Things to Know About the Bingtuan
Aug 27, 2020
Aug 27, 2020
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) or Bingtuan:
1. Exercises State & Police Powers
2. Serves as a Colonizing Force
3. Commits Brutal Abuses
4. Profits from Uyghur Forced Labor
5. Operates a Global Business Empire
UHRP BRIEFING—Uyghurs to China: "Return our relatives’ passports"
Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has released a new briefing highlighting calls by Uyghur Americans for the Chinese government to return their relatives’ passports and permit travel overseas for family reunifications in the United States.
UHRP REPORT: “The Happiest Muslims in the World”: Disinformation, Propaganda, and the Uyghur Crisis
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project has released a new report analyzing the Chinese government’s attempts to craft and promote a narrative responding to international criticism of its large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples.
BRIEFING: Testimony of Dr. Elise Anderson Before the House of Commons of Canada, Subcommittee on International Human Rights
Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
On July 21, 2020, Dr. Elise Anderson, UHRP's Senior Program Officer for Research and Advocacy, testified before the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament on the Human Rights Situation of the Uyghurs.
UHRP REPORT—Kashgar Coerced: Forced Reconstruction, Exploitation, and Surveillance in the Cradle of Uyghur Culture
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has released a new report, Kashgar Coerced: Forced Reconstruction, Exploitation, and Surveillance in the Cradle of Uyghur Culture. The report documents the Chinese government’s campaign to stamp out tangible aspects of Uyghur culture, using the ancient city of Kashgar as the most emblematic case.