Posts Tagged ‘Arbitrary Detention’
The Persecution of Uyghur Senior Citizens
April 30, 2024 A UHRP Insights column by Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research, Uyghur Human Rights Project In February 2024, 96-year old Abidin Ayup died in prison. His body was not returned to his family. Instead, two days after his death, his remains were sent to Atush Police Department and then buried. Abidin was the…
Read MoreUHRP Analysis Finds 1 in 26 Uyghurs Imprisoned in Region With World’s Highest Prison Rate
An estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs and other non-Han people in the Uyghur Region are imprisoned, making up a third of China’s total prison population April 25, 2024 A UHRP Insights column by Ben Carrdus, UHRP Senior Researcher, and Peter Irwin, UHRP Associate Director for Research & Advocacy A new UHRP analysis of official figures…
Read MoreChina: Immediately Release Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng and Activist Xu Yan
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned about this case and call for the immediate and unconditional release of Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan
Read MoreLearning From the Deportation and Imprisonment of Huseyin Celil, Uyghur-Canadian Imam
March 27, 2024 A UHRP Insights column by Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research, Uyghur Human Rights Project Over eighteen years ago, Canadian citizen, imam, and Uyghur human rights activist, Huseyin Celil took a trip to Uzbekistan with his wife, Kamila Telendibayeva, to visit relatives. On March 27, 2006, Uzbek police arrested him. Canadian officials were…
Read MoreOn the 27th Anniversary of Ghulja Massacre, UHRP Reminds Governments of Their Obligations Under Genocide Convention
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) commemorates the 27th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, and recalls the international community’s failures to heed early warning signs of forthcoming atrocities and its obligations to prevent and to punish the crime of genocide.
Read MoreTen Years of Injustice: UHRP Calls for Ilham Tohti’s Release and Access to Family
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is calling for the release of Ilham Tohti, ten years after his unjust detention, as well as immediate access to family members and transparency surrounding detention conditions.
Read MoreUHRP Joins 80 Human Rights Organizations Urging Government Action in Response to Intimidation of Hong Kong Activists
December 20, 2023 The following is a joint statement supported by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, along with 80 other civil society and human rights organizations, calling on governments to respond to the transnational repression and intimidation of Hong Kong activists. We, the undersigned, representing Hong Kong civil society and human rights organisations across the…
Read MoreNew UHRP Explainer Maps Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region
New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) maps Chinese state policing structures in East Turkistan, building a fuller picture of responsibility for ongoing atrocities. The Explainer, Policing East Turkistan: Mapping Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region, explains the role played by various police forces in implementing policies that amount to atrocity crimes.
Read MoreUHRP Calls for Accountability One Year After Ürümchi Fire
On the one year anniversary of the Ürümchi fire, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls for accountability for the deaths of dozens of Uyghurs, and for the release of those detained for participation in the “White Paper” protests that followed.
Read MoreUHRP Appalled by News of Life Sentence for Professor Rahile Dawut
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is appalled to learn that Professor Rahile Dawut, a highly respected Uyghur anthropologist, was handed a life sentence by the Chinese authorities in 2018.
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