On the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 62nd anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) on October 1, 2017, the UHRP calls on China to respect the fundamental human rights of the Uyghur people and all people in the PRC.
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is concerned about recent media reports on the confiscation of Qurans and prayer rugs from Uyghur, Kazak and Kyrgyz residents of East Turkestan.
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September 12, 2017 11:25 am EST
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UHRP calls for skepticism over China’s attempt to align its counter-terror measures with the global struggle against terrorism and for respect
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August 29, 2017 10:30 am EST
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August 10, 2017 11:05 am EST
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July 13, 2017 4:40 pm EST
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July 6, 2017 2:35 pm EST
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Eight years after unrest in Urumchi, families are still unsure of the fate of their loved ones
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June 23, 2017 12:05 pm EST
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July 6, 2017 2:35 pm EST
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The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) expresses alarm at recent measures preventing Uyghurs from choosing state restricted names for their newborn children.
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing the Uyghur people in East Turkestan.
End of the Road: One Belt, One Road and the Cumulative Economic Marginalization of the Uyghurs, a new research report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), is an examination of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) economic initiative from a Uyghur human rights perspective.
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls on the European Parliament to award Ilham Tohti the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Professor Ilham Tohti has been a consistent voice for the equitable treatment of Uyghurs in China and in doing so has made an outstanding contribution to human rights.
The Uyghur Human Rights Project releases a report on the limits placed on environmental activism among Uyghurs