Posts Tagged ‘US Congress’
UHRP Welcomes Uyghur Policy Act House Committee Approval
April 9, 2025, 11:30 AM EDTFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Omer Kanat +1 (202) 790-1795, Peter Irwin +1 (646) 906-7722 The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) praises today’s unanimous passage of the Uyghur Policy Act (H.R.2635) out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and urges Congress to pass the bill into law. “Congresswoman Young Kim’s bill is…
Read MoreUHRP Welcomes Renewal of U.S. Sanctions, Procurement Ban on Uyghur Forced Labor Goods
UHRP welcomes the renewal of Global Magnitsky human rights sanctions on Chinese government officials, in year-end legislation signed by President Biden on December 22.
Read MoreUHRP Issues Policy Agenda on Uyghur Genocide for New Administration and 119th Congress
In 2025, the White House and Congress must urgently implement stronger policies on the Uyghur genocide, and take decisive action to counter transnational repression to protect human rights and defend U.S. sovereignty.
Read MoreUHRP Welcomes Senate Bill to Re-Authorize Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2024
For immediate release June 10, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDTContact: Omer Kanat, +1 (202) 790-1795 The Uyghur Human Rights Project welcomes introduction of a bill to re-authorize the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, originally signed into law on June 17, 2020. UHRP expresses its deep appreciation to the bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)…
Read MoreUHRP Hails House Passage of Uyghur Policy Act, Calls for Swift Action in the Senate
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) praises passage of the Uyghur Policy Act, which passed by an overwhelming majority in the US House of Representatives today, and calls for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to move the bill for markup swiftly.
Read MoreUHRP Hails House Passage of Legislation Banning Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Goods Made with Uyghur Forced Labor
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) applauds passage of the “No Dollars for Uyghur Forced Labor” Act, a bill introduced in the House that would prohibit the US State Department and development agency from funding the purchase of goods made in the Uyghur region.
Read MoreUHRP Hails Creation of China Atrocity Crimes Coordinator by US Congress
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) welcomes the creation of a Coordinator for Accountability on Atrocities of the People’s Republic of China, within the US government.
Read MoreUHRP Submission to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
Written Statement for the Record Louisa Greve, Director of Global Advocacy, Uyghur Human Rights Project Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade April 18, 2023 To the Members of the Committee: I write in strong support of H.J. Res 39. This bipartisan bill would repeal the Biden…
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