Posts Tagged ‘UHRP Research’
Propaganda, 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.
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 MoreState Department MOU Recognizes China’s Ownership and Control Over Uyghur and Tibetan Cultural Heritage
Uyghurs and Tibetans have seen the People’s Republic of China (PRC) purposefully destroy their cultural heritage in an effort to create the false narrative that the Han were always the dominant culture throughout what is now China.
Read MoreUHRP Alerts Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Uyghur Human Rights Risks Regarding “China-US Tourism Summit”
Following the release of a UHRP briefing highlighting the risk of complicity faced by international travel companies offering organized tours to East Turkistan, Executive Director Omer Kanat sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to express concerns over tourism cooperation with the Chinese government.
Read MoreHikvision and Dahua Facilitating Genocidal Crimes in East Turkistan
New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the direct role Chinese surveillance companies, Hikvision and Dahua, play in ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan, along with their extensive reach in the global market.
Read MoreRetraction of XPCC Study by Prominent Medical Journal Shows Editors Need to Get Serious About Research Ethics Red Flags
While this retraction may seem modest, it marks a step towards highlighting unethical research practices involving Uyghur subjects, in light of ongoing crimes against humanity.
Read MoreTwo Tourism Companies Drop East Turkistan Offerings, UHRP Calls for Zero Package Tours in a Genocide Zone
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is calling on international travel companies to drop package tours to East Turkistan, following the release of a UHRP briefing highlighting their risk of complicity in an ongoing genocide.
Read MoreUHRP Appalled by News of Life Sentence for Professor Rahile Dawut
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is appalled to learn that Professor Rahile Dawut, a highly respected Uyghur anthropologist, was handed a life sentence by the Chinese authorities in 2018.
Read MorePeeling Back the Layers: Understanding Responsibility from Top to Bottom in the Uyghur Crisis
Individual stories told within a larger context helps us comprehend the mechanisms of authoritarian regimes and the tactics they employ to manipulate and control their citizens.
Read MoreOne Year After Historic UN Report, UHRP Calls on UN Human Rights Office to Stop China’s Impunity for Grave International Crimes
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) calls on the UN Human Rights Office to take decisive action to respond to ongoing atrocities targeting Uyghurs, one year after former High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, published an assessment citing possible crimes against humanity.
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