Uyghur Rights Coalition Calls on US to Address Genocide Concerns in Talks With China (Uyghur News Recap: October 20-27, 2023)

October 28, 2023 | Voice of America | By Kasim Kashgar

The Uyghur Human Rights Project initiated a joint letter from Uyghur organizations urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize addressing the Uyghur genocide in his talks with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Washington. The groups emphasized the importance of human rights and the unjust detention of Uyghur political prisoners. The letter also highlighted China’s attempts to downplay ongoing atrocities and called for the closure of “concentration camps” and the release of political prisoners.

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