Posts Tagged ‘UHRP Research’
New Report Highlights Severe Air Pollution in East Turkistan
April 9, 2026 A UHRP Insights column by Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research Chinese state media often portrays East Turkistan (also known as the Uyghur Region) as a land of pristine environments, highlighting snow-capped mountains and alpine lakes to attract tourists seeking respite from the congestion of eastern China’s cities. This narrative of an…
Read MoreNew UHRP Report: Global Winter Sports and Leisure Brands Expanding in Uyghur Region Amid Atrocity Crimes
A new report by Peter Irwin for the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) finds that more than 40 globally recognized winter sports, apparel, hospitality, and infrastructure companies have expanded operations in the Uyghur Region since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, embedding themselves in a state-led tourism strategy unfolding amid documented crimes against humanity.
Read MoreChinese Authorities Deliberately Severing Communication Between Uyghurs in China and Abroad, According to New UHRP Research
New research by Henryk Szadziewski documents how the Chinese government has deliberately severed communication between Uyghurs abroad and their families in the Uyghur Region (East Turkistan) as part of a broader strategy of transnational repression.
Read MoreHow a casual online booking can link you to repression in the Uyghur Region
February 6, 2026 | Open Global Rights | By Henryk Szadziewski and Peter Irwin Open your browser, go to Booking.com, and search for a hotel in “Xinjiang.” Within seconds, major international hotel brands—Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental (IHG), Marriott, Wyndham—populate the screen. Now try the same with Expedia. You’ll see that both these sites facilitate bookings in a…
Read MoreFour Years After the Genocide Judgment: Reflections on the Uyghur Tribunal
Four years after this landmark determination, we asked seven individuals involved in the Tribunal, including four camp survivors, to reflect on its short-term legacy, its impact, and the responsibilities it places on the international community today.
Read MoreRemembering the Ürümchi Fire Victims and the Need for a Unified Solidarity Movement in China
On November 24 2022, three years ago today, a fire broke out in a predominantly Uyghur residential building in Ürümchi that killed at least ten people.
Read MoreFrom Ürümchi to Paris and Brussels: The Spread of Uyghur Region Air Cargo Across Europe
November 24, 2025 A UHRP Insights column by Peter Irwin, Associate Director for Research and Advocacy In July 2025, I warned in research with Henryk Szadziewski, UHRP Director of Research, about new air cargo connections between Ürümchi and European airports creating a direct channel for goods at high risk of being produced with state-imposed forced…
Read MoreCoal-to-Chemical Expansion in East Turkistan and the Fracture in China’s Climate Commitments
As world leaders gather in Belém this week for COP30, China arrives with familiar rhetoric: a pledge to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
Read MoreFrom Yalta to UN Resolution 2758: The Disappearance of Uyghur Statehood in International Law
November 12, 2025 A UHRP Insights column by Asiye Uyghur, Writer In the middle of the twentieth century, the Uyghur people twice sought to build an independent state. The most remarkable attempt emerged in the Soviet-backed East Turkestan Republic between 1944 and 1949. Yet the great-power deals struck after the Yalta Conference and, later, the…
Read MoreWhat to See When Traveling Through a Genocide: Travel Guidebooks and the Uyghur Region
The phrasing obscures much about what has happened in the region since the last one was published in May 2022.
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