Posts Tagged ‘UHRP Insights’
Omer Kanat Speaks at Uyghur Linguistic Rights Conference in Oslo
March 19, 2018 Omer Kanat, Director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, spoke at the conference entitled “Uyghur Linguistic Rights Under Assault: Uyghur Language & Cultural Rights In East Turkestan” held at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, on March 16th. He spoke on the main theme of the conference, namely the importance of the…
Read MoreMarch 7th, National Press Club- Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress, Discusses the Removal of his INTERPOL Red Notice
March 4, 2018 Press Conference Announcement: Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress, Discusses the Removal of his INTERPOL Red Notice National Press Club, Zenger Room, Wednesday, March 7th, 12:30 PM The World Uyghur Congress and the Uyghur Human Rights Project cordially invite you to a press conference featuring Dolkun Isa, president of the World…
Read MoreUHRP Event on February 26th: Uyghur Religious Freedom and Cultural Values Under Siege
February 27, 2018 On Monday, February 26th, the Uyghur Human Rights Project in co-operation with the Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organization, the Uyghur American Association and the World Uyghur Congress, held a conference at the U.S. House of Representatives entitled “Uyghur Religious Freedom and Cultural Values Under Siege.” Professor Sean Roberts of George Washington University…
Read MoreWatch Zubayra Shamseden Speak on Uyghur Rights on DRL’s “Religious Freedom and Empowering Civil Society” Panel
March 29, 2018 On January 30th UHRP’s Chinese Outreach Coordinator Zubayra Shamseden was invited by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to speak on a panel on religious freedom. This series of panels was held in honor of National Religious Freedom Day on January 16th, the day the Virginia General…
Read More2017-yillliq Kishiliq Hoquq Kunide, Uyghur Kishilik Hoquqi uchun bir kishilik awazingizni qoshung!
December 8, 2017 “Kishilik hoquq her bir insanning heq hoquqliridur” 2017- Yilliq Kishilik Hoquq kunide , Uyghur Kishilik Hoquq Qurulishi (UHRP) sizning Uyghurlarning kishilik hoquqi uchun des turup, Uyghurlarni qollash toghrisidiki awazingizni Birleshken Doletler Teshkilatining tor betige yollishingizni soraydu. Bu yil Birleshken Doletler Teshkilati,shexislerning, kishilik hoquqni qollaydighanliqini bilduridighan bayanini yollash uchun mexsus bir tobet tesis…
Read MoreZubayra Shamseden Speaks at the Twelfth Annual Interfaith/Interethnic Leadership Conference in Tokyo
November 19, 2017 Zubayra Shamseden, UHRP’s Chinese Outreach Coordinator, attended the Twelfth Annual Interfaith/Interethnic Leadership Conference from November 14th to 17th, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Organized by Initiatives for China, the conference seeks to promote understanding and cooperation among various religious and ethnic groups to help advance democracy and human rights. This year Professor Ilham Tohti was one…
Read MoreEast Turkestan Transformed Into the Testing Ground for the Security State
September 5, 2017 The former head of the Ministry of Public Security and current Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Meng Jianzhu called for the use of big data and artificial intelligence to fight terrorism in the region during an inspection tour in late August. The…
Read MoreIlham Tohti Wins 2017 Weimar Human Rights Award
July 3, 2017 On Thursday June 29th the Weimar city council announced that they have awarded this year’s Weimar Human Rights Award to Professor Ilham Tohti for his dedication to advancing the cause of human rights for the Uyghur people. In recognition of “its special historical responsibility and as a symbol of all the anonymous…
Read MoreThe East Turkistan Australian Association Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
May 8, 2017 On the 29th of April Ms. Zubayra Shamseden spoke at the East Turkistan Australian Association’s 25th anniversary celebration. It is a great honor for me to be here today to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of East Turkistan Australian Association Inc. (ETAA)’s establishment. It is also a great feeling to be ‘back home’…
Read MoreGovernment Repression Cannot Solve the Problem of Fake News
December 15, 2016 The provincial government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has just passed a law that went into effect last week that will issue large fines of up to 500,000 RMB to individuals spreading false news and harmful content online, harmful being defined as damaging to national security, religious and ethnic harmony or seeking…
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