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Briefing: The New Implementation Guidelines for the Counter-Terrorism Law in East Turkestan Will Reinforce Government’s Curbs on Human Rights
Sep 26, 2016

In advance of China’s national day on October 1st, celebrating 67 years since the founding of the People’s Republic, the Uyghur Human Ri

Uyghur Human Rights Project marks fifteenth anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks on the United States
Sep 8, 2016

 

President Obama Should Express U.S. Government Concern over Uyghur Human Rights Conditions during G-20 Summit in China
In this 2014 file photo, police officers stand guard near a blast site in downtown Urumqi, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo: AP
Aug 29, 2016

G-20 Summit in China is an opportunity to remind Chinese officials of obligations to international rights standards and set human rights tone in the last months of the presidency

Without land, there is no life: Chinese state suppression of Uyghur environmental activism
Jul 20, 2016

The Uyghur Human Rights Project releases a report on the limits placed on environmental activism among Uyghurs

China: Reveal condition and whereabouts of Uyghur refugees forcibly deported from Thailand to China one year ago
Jul 7, 2016

China must guarantee the fundamental human rights of over 100 forcibly returned Uyghur refugees

Seven years after July 5 unrest in Urumchi, China must commit to transparency and address root causes of Uyghur grievances
Jul 1, 2016

Chinese government should tell the truth to Uyghur families whose loved ones were forcibly disappeared after July 5, 2009 and respect the fundamental human rights of the Uyghur people

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2016: China must end the torture of Uyghur detainees and seek genuine reform of judicial system
An Amnesty International photo of weighted leg cuffs used by Chinese police on their detainees. Photo: AP
Jun 24, 2016

Despite clear human rights standards on the use of torture, China failing to meet obligations under international law

World Refugee Day 2016: End Forced Returns of Uyghur Refugees and Resettle Remaining Uyghurs in Thailand to Safe Third Country
Jun 20, 2016

The rights of Uyghur refugees should be protected according to international human rights laws and not violated through Chinese government pres

The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is hiring a new project manager
Jun 15, 2016

For immediate release
June 15, 2016, 12:10 pm EST
Contact: Uyghur Human Rights Project +1 (202) 478 1920

China: policies aimed at diminishing status of the Uyghur language in society and education a human rights violation
A Chinese teacher teaches Chinese characters to children at a kindergarten in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2009. This kindergarten offers bilingual education to pre-primary school children of local Uygur people. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
Jun 13, 2016

On the occasion of International Uyghur Language Day, China must meet international human rights standards on linguistic rights

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