Posts Tagged ‘UHRP Research’
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 MoreEuropean Travel Companies Asked to Drop East Turkistan Tours, as UHRP Calls for an End to Organized Tourism Amid Crimes Against Humanity
For immediate releaseMarch 21, 2024, 7:00 a.m. EDTContact: Omer Kanat, +1 (202) 790-1795, Peter Irwin, +1 (646) 906-7722 The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is calling on European travel companies to drop organized tours to East Turkistan, following the release of a UHRP briefing highlighting their risk of complicity in crimes against humanity. “We alerted…
Read MoreNew UHRP Report on DJI Drones Documents Complicity in Uyghur Genocide
A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the active involvement of DJI, the prominent Chinese drone manufacturer, in ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan.
Read MoreUHRP Marks 20 Years of Work on Documentation, Accountability, and Resilience
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is marking its 20th anniversary in 2024, to reflect on two decades of documentation and advocacy aimed at addressing ongoing atrocities against Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
Read MoreChina’s UPR Report Card: Rating Governments on Their Response to Uyghur Atrocities at the UN
China underwent a major human rights review at the UN last month—the Universal Periodic Review, or UPR—where member states were given 45 seconds (!) to reel off as many (or as few) recommendations as they could.
Read MoreUHRP Demands the UN Global Compact Expel Genocide-Enabling Chinese Tech Companies Hikvision and Dahua
For immediate releaseFebruary 7, 2024, 11:00 a.m. ESTContact: Omer Kanat, +1 (202) 790-1795, Peter Irwin, +1 (646) 906-7722 The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls on the UN Global Compact to reject membership of two Chinese surveillance companies that play a direct role in assisting the Xinjiang government carry out its genocidal policies. The UN…
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 MoreTwenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution
The Uyghur Human Rights Project’s (UHRP) new research report, Twenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution, presents compelling evidence of the systematic oppression faced by Uyghur women, revealing stark persecution on the basis of religion.
Read MoreEuropean Travel Companies Offer Xinjiang “Genocide Tours”: 18 Companies Named in New UHRP Briefing
January 17, 2024 | 7:00 a.m. ESTFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Omer Kanat +1 (202) 790-1795, Peter Irwin +1 (646) 906-7722 New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the ongoing problem of organized travel to the Uyghur region amid crimes against humanity and genocide. The briefing, Genocide Tours: European Travel Companies in East Turkistan,…
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