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World Uyghur Congress hosted by Religions for Peace

WUC, 16 September 2010

On 14 September 2010, representatives of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) participated in an event of the Munich group of the NGO “Religions for Peace.

Under the topic “Doing, what unites” Asgar Can, the vice president of the WUC, accompanied by Jana Brandt, assistant in WUC’s office in Munich, gave a speech on the role of the WUC in the solution of the conflict in East Turkestan after having briefly introduced Uyghurs’ history. He put special emphasis on the achievement of this goal through peaceful and democratic means. The causes and background of the conflict were also approached.

After the presentation, Asgar Can answered further questions from the audience about the Uyghur issue.