Posts Tagged ‘UHRP Research’
UHRP 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,…
Read MoreChina’s Sanctions on Researchers Uncovering Uyghur Forced Labor Are Latest in Intimidation Campaign
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) expresses deep concern over the recently announced sanctions targeting research on Uyghur forced labor in global supply chains, the latest salvo in the Chinese government’s campaign of intimidation.
Read More“Seek Truth from Facts”: The Travails of Researching China
Policing East Turkistan is a useful reminder that China is far more complex than just “the Chinese authorities,” and that a detailed, nuanced understanding of the Chinese polity is essential for accurately identifying responsibilities for the genocide.
Read MoreNew UHRP Explainer Maps Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region
New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) maps Chinese state policing structures in East Turkistan, building a fuller picture of responsibility for ongoing atrocities. The Explainer, Policing East Turkistan: Mapping Police and Security Forces in the Uyghur Region, explains the role played by various police forces in implementing policies that amount to atrocity crimes.
Read MorePropaganda, Tourism and Culture: Hu Heping Taking Us for a Ride
In August 2023, US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo was in Beijing to meet the Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hu Heping, where both sides agreed to “foster better understanding” on tourism between the US and China while citing the importance of “people-to-people” exchanges to the broader US-China relationship.
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