World Uyghur Congress, 16 April 2019
The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of March concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkestan and elsewhere.
World Uyghur Congress, 8 April 2019
WUC Participates in Mass Uyghur Rally in Washington D.C.The World Uyghur Congress participated in a large scale rally in Washington D.C., joining hundreds of Uyghur demonstrators, the Uyghur Human Rights Project and many other Uyghur and Muslim organisations. The rally aimed to gather support for upcoming legislative initiatives on the Uyghur issue in the U.S. government and to urge the U.S. government to take further concrete action.
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World Uyghur Congress
International Campaign for Tibet
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
Joint press release
Brussels, 4 April 2019 – On the occasion of the EU-China Summit on 9 April 2019 in Brussels, FIDH, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO), and Tibetan and Uyghur communities in Belgium have organized a joint demonstration to urge the EU to demand China be held accountable for its many human rights violations. The demonstration will take place from 12:00 – 13:30 at Petite Rue de la Loi at the Schuman roundabout.
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In a press release issued on Friday March 22nd, the WUC called on the Italian government to not abandon human rights concerns for the sake of economic relations with China. Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Italy on Friday to meet with the Italian government. Controversy surrounds the visit, as Italy is expected to sign on to China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative on March 23rd, making them the first G7 country to formally do so.
Read More →World Uyghur Congress, 8 February 2018
The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of January concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkestan and elsewhere.
World Uyghur Congress, 26 October 2018
BBC Investigation Reveals New Evidence of Internment CampsA BBC News investigation has provided new evidence of the mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs in internment camps. The BBC team analysed updated satellite imagery and sent a team to the region to East Turkistan to try and visit the camps.
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9 October 2018
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]
At the start of China’s Universal Periodic Review of its human rights record by the UN Human Rights Council, thousands of Uyghurs will hold a large-scale march and static demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland on November 6, 2018. Protesters will meet outside Palais Wilson at 09:00, will march at 10:00 to the Broken Chair where a static demonstration will be held from 11:00-13:00 including speeches from civil society and other leaders.
World Uyghur Congress, 4 July 2018
The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of July concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkestan and elsewhere.