The clamping down on the rights of those living in China’s periphery is not unprecedented, but the resurgence of these policies may make tensions even more intractable, instead of leading to long-lasting stability
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Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
In a new book, Pope Francis for the first time calls China’s Muslim Uighurs a “persecuted” people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.
Nov 23, 2020
Activists and human rights advocates have raised concerns that Aimadoula Waili may be tortured in a ‘re-education’ camp if sent back to China
Nov 23, 2020
Global fashion brands have little hope of seeing anything in Xinjiang that the authorities don't want them to see, activists say.
Nov 23, 2020
"[The Uyghurs] are indoctrinated 24-hours a day in communist ideology and Chinese culture, and the next generation will lose their language."
Nov 23, 2020
Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut, missing since 2017, was awarded the 2020 Scholars at Risk “Courage to Think” award.
Nov 20, 2020
Apple wants to water down key provisions of the bill, which would hold U.S. companies accountable for using Uighur forced labor, according to two congressional staffers
Nov 19, 2020
Journals and researchers are under fire for controversial studies using this technology. And a Nature survey reveals that many researchers in this field think there is a problem.
Nov 19, 2020
If the Uyghurs had a Richard Gere to give voice to their suffering their cause would be as well-known as that of the Tibetans.
Nov 19, 2020
Camps, a crematorium, and a corridor for expediting organ transport appear to be part of a local system.
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Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
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.
UHRP EXPLAINER: Uyghur activists ask world to #HearUyghurs
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
The #HearUyghurs Campaign: On April 17, Uyghur diaspora activist Arslan Hidayat launched a new social-media campaign with the hashtag #HearUyghurs. The campaign highlights the trauma experienced by the worldwide Uyghur diaspora.