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European Parliament: Parliamentary questions on Extradition of 20 Uyghur Refugees from Cambodia to China

Posted on January 18, 2011, in European Union

European Parliament, 18 January 2011

Question (E-011256/2010) for written answer to the Commission by Ramon Tremosa i Balcells MEP (ALDE):

Subject: The European Union must urge Beijing to disclose the whereabouts of the 20 Uyghurs deported from Cambodia to China — Application of Article 1 of the cooperation agreement

In patent breach of international procedures, on 19 December last year the Cambodian Government transferred 20 Uyghurs before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) could make a decision about their refugee status.

WUC – UNPO Conference Report: Uyghurs Call for Dialogue with China

Posted on November 15, 2010, in Civil Society European Union Reports World Uyghur Congress

World Uyghur Congress, 15 November 2010

WUC — The conference “Uyghurs Call for Dialogue with China – Implementation of the Chinese Constitution to Safeguard and Protect the Rights of the Uyghur people” was held on 29 and 30 April 2010 in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

The conference was sponsored by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group of the European Parliament and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and was organised in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).

The conference concluded with a concerted call from Uyghurs for a meaningful dialogue to begin with Beijing over resolving the situation in East Turkestan and ensuring that provisions for the protection of minority rights in the Chinese constitution are observed.

The conference report can be read here.

China-Uyghur Dialogue Conference

Posted on May 5, 2010, in European Union

05 May 2010

DECLARATION MAKES FORMAL CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH BEIJING

Uyghurs publicly express their desire and readiness for dialogue with China to promote application of the Chinese constitution and international law in East Turkestan

The conference “Uyghurs Call for Dialogue with China – Implementation of the Chinese Constitution to Safeguard and Protect the Rights of the Uyghur people” has concluded on Friday 30 April 2010 with a concerted call from Uyghurs for a meaningful dialogue to begin with Beijing over resolving the situation in East Turkestan and ensuring that provisions for the protection of minority rights in the Chinese constitution are observed.

Niccolò Rinaldi MEP, co-sponsor of the conference with Ivo Vajgl MEP, opened the conference on 29 April 2010 with the warning that “if we stop campaigning, the risk is not just that the [Uyghur] cause will become less known, but the real danger is that it will disappear.” Mr. Rinaldi subsequently pledged his support for a Uyghur-China dialogue, stating that with such an initiative, “the Uyghur people can count on the support of the ALDE Group.”

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “Uyghurs Call for Dialogue with China – Implementation of the Chinese Constitution to Safeguard and Protect the Rights of the Uyghur people”

Posted on April 2, 2010, in European Union

European Parliament 29 – 30 April 2010

Mr. Niccolò Rinaldi MEP is convening a two-day conference entitled ‘Dialogue with China – Implementation of the Chinese Constitution to Safeguard and Protect the Rights of the Uyghur People’ at the European Parliament in Brussels on 29-30 April 2010 in collaboration with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).

The conference will be opened by Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, President of the WUC, before international experts, MEPs, and researchers enter into a comprehensive presentation and discussion of human rights and minority protection, Chinese constitutional rights and Uyghur – Chinese relations.

A conference report will be made publicly available at the close of the event, which will contain transcripts of the panellists’ contributions.

A detailed programme of the conference will be available soon.

Registration required.

European Parliament resolution on China: minority rights and application of the death penalty

Posted on November 26, 2009, in European Union

European Parliament, 26 November 2009

The European Parliament,

– having regard to its resolutions of 1 February 2007 and 27 September 2007 in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty,

– having regard to Resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 2007 and 18 December 2008 respectively,

– having regard to the declarations by the Presidency of the Union of, respectively, 29 October 2009 regarding the executions of two Tibetans, Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak, and 12 November 2009 regarding the executions of nine persons of Uighur ethnicity following the riots of 5-7 July in Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR),

– having regard to Articles 35, 36 and 37 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, which provide, respectively, that all citizens shall enjoy freedom of expression and freedom of religious belief, and deem the freedom of the person to be ‘inviolable’,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on China and, in particular, to its resolution of 13 December 2007 on the EU-China Summit and the EU-China human rights dialogue,

– having regard to the EU-China seminar of 18-19 November 2009 and the 20 November 2009 round of the EU-China human rights dialogue,

– having regard to the round of the EU-China human rights dialogue held in Prague on 14 May 2009,

– having regard to the forthcoming EU-China Summit to be held on 30 November 2009 in Nanjing,

– having regard to Rule 122(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union regarding the recent executions of nine persons in Xinjiang

Posted on November 12, 2009, in European Union

The European Union condemns the recent executions of nine persons in Xinjiang following the violent protests in Ürümqi on July 5-7, 2009.

Human Rights and East Turkestan (Joint Statement)

Posted on March 18, 2007, in European Union

Joint Statement

Human Rights and East Turkestan

[Issued 16/03/2007]

A response to concerns raised by

the Mission of the People’s Republic of China

to the European Union in the News Bulletin No. 17, 06/03/2007

Open Letter to EU against Lifting Arms Embargo on China ( Joint Statement)

Posted on December 8, 2004, in European Union

Dec. 08, 2004

In the lead up to the seventh EU-China Summit on 8 December 2004 in The Hague, our organisations call on the EU to retain the weapons sales embargo on China. An end to the embargo cannot be justified without significant improvement of human rights in China.

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