Posts Tagged ‘Transnational Repression’
Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups Requesting Transnational Repression Policy Act Markup
March 16, 2026 The following is a joint statement, led by Freedom House and supported by UHRP and 30+ other diaspora, human rights, faith-based, and civil society organizations, calling upon the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations committee to markup the Transnational Repression Policy Act (H.R.4829/S.2525). Dear Chairman Mast and Ranking Member Meeks: …
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 Research Maps Uyghur Diaspora Around the World
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has published the first known comprehensive mapping of the Uyghur diaspora, which aims to aid researchers, journalists, civil society, and governments working in support of Uyghurs abroad.
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 MoreCongressional-Executive Commission on China Hearing on Protection from Persecution: Establishing Humanitarian Pathways for Hong Kongers and Uyghurs
October 19, 2021 Statement for the Record Uyghur Human Rights Project The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) makes six recommendations for an urgent response to the ongoing refugee crisis caused by the Chinese government’s genocidal policies targeting Uyghurs as an ethno-religious group. Recommendations Issues facing Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers The refugee crisis: The Chinese…
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