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WUC PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT THE FILM FESTIVAL DIRITTI UMANI LUGANO

Posted on October 20, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues Other News Privacy Rights Reports WHAT’S NEW

WUC President, Dolkun Isa, was invited by the Fondazione Diritti Umani to speak during several events at the Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano in Switzerland from October 16 to 18. Starting on October 14, the Film Festival screened well curated films on diverse human rights topics. The festival brought together renowned artists, human rights activists, high level political and business representatives as well as journalists for engaging discussions on the most compelling human rights issues. 

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The Xinjiang Data Police

Posted on October 9, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Issues News Other News Privacy Rights Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW

Noema Magazine, 08 October 2020

Below is an article published by Noema Magazine. Photo Al Jazeera

Preparing For War

Baimurat saw the advertisement for the new job sometime around December 2016. He had come back to China from Kazakhstan a few years before in order to find better medical care for his second child. But despite his college degree from a Chinese university, he had not been able to find steady work. Like more than 80% of Kazakh and Uighur college graduates, he was chronically underemployed.

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Western Allies Rebuke China at UN Over Xinjiang, Hong Kong

Posted on October 7, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Enforced Disappearances Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Issues News Other News WHAT’S NEW

Bloomberg, 06 October 2020

Below is an article published by Bloomberg.

A group of 39 countries including Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. stepped up criticism of China’s human rights record, denouncing Beijing at the United Nations for its treatment of ethnic minorities and for curtailing freedoms in Hong Kong.

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Global Imam Council Statement on the Global Day of Action

Posted on October 2, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Privacy Rights WHAT’S NEW

On this day, the 1st of October 2020 which marks the 71st anniversary of the
establishment of the People’s Republic of China, The Global Imams Council stands in solidarity with the oppressed Tibetans, Uyghurs, Southern Mongolians, Hong Kongers, Taiwanese, and Chinese people in the Global Day of Action.

We strongly condemn the systematic persecution of religious and ethnic people by the Chinese government, and we reject any and all Chinese government claims of “re-education and reintegration projects.” Additionally, we express our deepest concern over the undemocratic “One China Policy” and the Chinese government’s intrusive surveillance of its innocent and harmless citizens.

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PRESS RELEASE: INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION

Posted on September 29, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Press Release Upcoming Events WHAT’S NEW WUC Events WUC Related News

Press Release– For immediate release
29 September 2020
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or  [email protected]

On 1st October, the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, a coalition of human rights groups representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, Taiwanese and Chinese human rights defenders are launching a Global Day of Action.

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EVENT ANNOUCEMENT: THE UYGHUR GENOCIDE PHOTO PROTEST

Posted on September 22, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Privacy Rights United Nations WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Events

Press Release– For immediate release
22 September 2020
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is organizing a three-day long photo protest at the Broken Chair Square, in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva (1202 Geneva, Switzerland), from 22 September to September 24, 2020. This event is taking place during the second week of the 45th session of the Human Rights Council, where world’s leaders and high-level officials will be present for the occasion. 

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WEEKLY BRIEF: 18 SEPTEMBER 2020

Posted on September 18, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Privacy Rights Weekly Brief WHAT’S NEW

World Uyghur Congress, 18 September 2020

NEWS

WUC Press Release to the EU-CHINA SUMMIT
On 14 September as leaders of the EU and the Chinese government met this week, in a virtual meeting replacing the planned EU-China Summit, the WUC called in a press release on the EU to make a strong and principled stand in light of China’s genocide against the Uyghur people and human rights violations against Tibetans, Mongolians, Hong Kongers and Han Chinese activists and lawyers. The EU must not conduct business as usual with a Chinese government complicit in genocide and other atrocities.

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