The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) or Bingtuan:
1. Exercises State & Police Powers
2. Serves as a Colonizing Force
3. Commits Brutal Abuses
4. Profits from Uyghur Forced Labor
5. Operates a Global Business Empire
UHRP in the News
Uighur deportation sparks anger in Turkey
July 11, 2015 
July 11, 2015
Hundreds of Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking, largely Muslim minority, have been deported to China by the Thai authorities — despite calls for their protection.
Thailand Defends Its Decision to Forcibly Return Uighur Migrants to China
July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015
The move has been condemned by the U.N., Washington and human-rights groups
China’s War Against One American Journalist
July 9, 2015 
July 9, 2015
China is trying to silence this Radio Free Asia reporter by making his family disappear.
Joint Letter on the 2015 US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
June 17, 2015 
June 17, 2015
The Honorable John F. Kerry
U.S. Department of State
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Washington, DC 20520
China’s crackdown on jihad leaves Uyghurs running scared
March 10, 2015 
March 10, 2015
Beijing has taken to accusing all would-be refugees of being terrorists
450 killed in China's Xinjiang last year, mostly Uighurs: group
March 4, 2015 
March 4, 2015
More than 450 people were killed in China's restive mainly Muslim Xinjiang region last year, a rights group said -- with three times as many deaths among members of the Uighur minority than ethnic Han Chinese.
As Many as 700 Died in Xinjiang Violence Over Last Two Years, Rights Group Says
March 3, 2015 
March 3, 2015
Ethnic Uyghurs were three times as likely as Han Chinese to have been killed, the group says in a report.
Policing Uyghur Women’s Religious Expression
February 2, 2015 
February 2, 2015
Earlier this month, a ban on publicly wearing burqas, full-face veils and full-body coverings passed in Urumchi, the capital of the Uyghur region in China.
Silencing Uyghurs: A Family Affair
January 26, 2015 
January 26, 2015
In 2014, the Committee to Protect Journalists singled out China as the world's worst jailer of journalists.
China and the Lethal Drone Option
January 15, 2015 
January 15, 2015
As China continues to refine drone technology, lethal strikes (at home and abroad) are a very real option.
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Compiled by Professor Magnus Fiskesjö
EXPLAINER—Five Things to Know About the Bingtuan
Aug 27, 2020
Aug 27, 2020
UHRP BRIEFING—Uyghurs to China: "Return our relatives’ passports"
Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has released a new briefing highlighting calls by Uyghur Americans for the Chinese government to return their relatives’ passports and permit travel overseas for family reunifications in the United States.
UHRP REPORT: “The Happiest Muslims in the World”: Disinformation, Propaganda, and the Uyghur Crisis
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project has released a new report analyzing the Chinese government’s attempts to craft and promote a narrative responding to international criticism of its large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples.
UHRP REPORT—Kashgar Coerced: Forced Reconstruction, Exploitation, and Surveillance in the Cradle of Uyghur Culture
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has released a new report, Kashgar Coerced: Forced Reconstruction, Exploitation, and Surveillance in the Cradle of Uyghur Culture. The report documents the Chinese government’s campaign to stamp out tangible aspects of Uyghur culture, using the ancient city of Kashgar as the most emblematic case.
UHRP EXPLAINER: Uyghur activists ask world to #HearUyghurs
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
The #HearUyghurs Campaign: On April 17, Uyghur diaspora activist Arslan Hidayat launched a new social-media campaign with the hashtag #HearUyghurs. The campaign highlights the trauma experienced by the worldwide Uyghur diaspora.
UHRP REPORT: Weaponized Passports: The Crisis of Uyghur Statelessness
Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
UHRP’s new report, “Weaponized Passports: The Crisis of Uyghur Statelessness,” documents an ongoing and worsening issue facing Uyghurs abroad, namely refusal to renew passports and denial of access to other documentation by the Chinese government.