Statement by Senator Ivana Bacik. Seanad Group Leader and Spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
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Oct 8, 2020
Chinese Community Party accused of ‘increasing its oppressions and control of Uighurs at an alarming rate’
Oct 8, 2020
Another Uyghur has fallen victim to the Chinese regime`s persistent actions to imprison prominent Uyghurs on false charges, Campaign for Uyghurs has reported. On September 4, Hursan Hassan, 50-year-old Uyghur, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for separatism. He was earlier detained for more than 20 months.
Oct 8, 2020
More than 145,000 people called on the government to act in wake of harrowing reports that a million Muslims are detained in camps in Xinjiang
Oct 7, 2020
Germany leads statement expressing ‘grave concern’ and calling for immediate and unfettered access to Xinjiang region.
Oct 7, 2020
In Xinjian province, allegations of China's use of forced labor among the Uighur ethnic minority have prompted a US ban on imports of products from companies in the region. The Chinese government denies the accusations but blocks access to facilities.
Oct 7, 2020
Salahidin Abdulahad, Khalil Mamut and Ayoub Mohammed are desperate to be reunited with their children in Canada.
Oct 7, 2020
Zenz says it was a Chinese government tactic to use the guise of academia to attack something that propaganda has not been able to take on
Oct 7, 2020
Dominic Raab has not ruled out boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games over the treatment of the Uighur Muslims by the Chinese government.
Oct 7, 2020
At UN General Assembly, Turkey says human rights situation of Uighurs in China continues to be concern
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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.