Posts Tagged ‘United Nations’
States must urge China to hold independent, impartial investigation into Cao Shunli’s death
Cao Shunli remains one of the most emblematic cases of reprisals documented by the United Nations (UN) system, including UN ‘Special Procedures’ experts and the UN Secretary-General himself in its annual report on reprisals for cooperation with the UN.
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 MoreGovernments Call Out Widespread Atrocities at UN Human Rights Review of China
January 23, 2024 | 5:00 p.m. ESTFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Omer Kanat +1 (202) 790-1795, Peter Irwin +1 (646) 906-7722 The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) are calling on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to follow up on China’s implementation of recommendations in its 2022 assessment, following the…
Read MorePress Briefing: Rights Groups Representing Frontline Communities Assess China’s UPR Outcomes
Post UPR press briefing with Tibetan, Uyghur, Hongkonger, Chinese and rights group representatives who will provide on-the-ground analysis of the outcomes of China’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations and what this means for affected communities living under Beijing’s rule.
Read More80+ Human Rights Groups Urge General Assembly to Deny China a Seat at UN’s Top Human Rights Body
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to firmly oppose the candidacy of the People’s Republic of China for re-election to the UN Human Rights Council, and urge UN Member States at the General Assembly not to vote for China and to leave an empty seat.
Read MoreUHRP Welcomes UN Joint Statement on Forced Assimilation of Uyghur Children in China’s State-Run Boarding Schools
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) welcomes today’s joint statement by UN experts expressing “grave concern” over forced assimilation of Uyghurs, and calls on High Commissioner, Volker Türk, to convene governments to address ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide.
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.
Read MoreUHRP Submits Comprehensive Report for UN Consideration of China’s Human Rights Record
The government of China is perpetrating crimes against humanity and genocide in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region targeting Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim-majority peoples on the basis of religion and ethnicity.
Read MoreUN Committee Grills China on Widespread Gender-based Violence Targeting Uyghur Women
May 12, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. ESTFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Peter Irwin +1 (646) 906-7722, Zumretay Arkin +49 176 6161 9282 The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) are calling for renewed action by governments and UN agencies following vigorous questioning by a UN Committee on the Chinese government’s blatant attack…
Read MoreUHRP/WUC Submission to Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism
February 28, 2023 Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Call for inputs: Global Study on the Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures on Civil Society and Civic Space Submitted by the Uyghur Human Rights Project and the World Uyghur Congress The Uyghur Human Rights…
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