China built its vast network of detention camps to do more than simply keep people behind bars. A BuzzFeed News investigation identified factories right inside many of Xinjiang’s internment compounds.
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Dec 28, 2020
Action comes three years after the treaty was signed in Beijing
Dec 28, 2020
In yet another case of the growing network of Chinese spies, Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has reportedly detained 10 Chinese nationals on charges of espionage. They were allegedly running a terror cell in the capital city of Kabul with the help of the Pakistani spy agency, ISI.
Dec 28, 2020
The arrival in Turkey of the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac has been delayed after a resurgence in cases of the virus in Beijing.
Dec 28, 2020
Uighur activists and experts alike welcomed the removal of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from the U.S. terrorist list, saying the move by Washington last month helps the religious minority fight more effectively for its rights, while making it harder for China to portray its crackdown in Xinjiang as a counterterrorism measure.
Dec 28, 2020
When it comes to reputational damage, your company has more at stake than most. Why risk replaying your WWII infamy of using slave labor and workers detained in concentration camps, this time in China's Uighur region?
Dec 24, 2020
"We are looking not for a magic wand but for concrete action from Apple."
Dec 24, 2020
The plight of China's Uighur population has moved two French teens to take action in two very different ways. One has made a rap video to show his support for this persecuted minority, while the other has taken part in a debate competition to speak up on their behalf.
Dec 24, 2020
The European Union came under mounting pressure to slow down its push for a major investment deal with China, as opposition grew to any agreement with Beijing that fails to tackle forced labor.
Dec 22, 2020
Threats in diplomacy cannot be eliminated by shouting slogans, says leader of Good (IYI) Party
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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.