Posts Tagged ‘Asylum’
UHRP 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 MoreNGOs Call on Governments and Lao Authorities to Ensure the Immediate Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei
We are gravely concerned that he is at serious risk of forced repatriation to China where he faces the high likelihood of torture and other ill-treatment.
Read MoreUN Refugee Agency Failing to Protect Uyghur Refugees: New UHRP Report
The UN’s global refugee agency has failed to fulfill its mandate to safeguard Uyghurs outside their homeland, according to a new report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), “I Escaped, But Not to Freedom”: Failure to Protect Uyghur Refugees.
Read MoreWUC and UHRP Grieved by Death of Uyghur Refugee in Detention Center in Thailand
The World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur Human Rights Project have received news that Mr. Mattohti Mattursun (Muhammad Tursun), an Uyghur refugee who had been in Thai detention since March 13, 2014, passed away on Friday. He was 40 years old and died of suspected liver failure. His family’s whereabouts are unknown.
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