Press Briefing Invitation: UYGHUR, TIBETAN HONGKONGER AND CHINESE DISSIDENT COMMUNITIES CONDEMN THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER’S FAILURE TO HOLD CHINA ACCOUNTABLE

Posted on April 29, 2022, in "Re-Education" Camps Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Press Release WHAT’S NEW WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions WUC Events

Press Briefing Invitation – For Immediate Release
29 April 2022
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

Rights activists gravely concerned about lack of consultation and transparency around Michelle Bachelet’s forthcoming visit to China

WHAT: Online press briefing with Tibetan, Uyghur, Hongkonger, Chinese and Southern Mongolian representatives ahead of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ visit to China in May 2022.

WHEN: Monday 2 May 2022 – 2 PM CET / 8 AM EST / 8 PM Beijing time

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: WUC CALLS FOR A PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE UN

Posted on April 26, 2022, in "Re-Education" Camps Forced Labour Genocide Human Rights Issues News Press Release WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions

Event Announcement – For Immediate Release
26 April 2022
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

On may 13th, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and other Europe-based Uyghur organisations will organise a protest in Geneva, Switzerland. In partnership with Tibetan and other international human rights organisations, the WUC will call upon the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to release without further delay her report on the situation in East Turkistan and consult Uyghur groups in the diaspora and camp survivors ahead of her planned visit, next month.

Thousands protest in Paris against China’s rights violation in Xinjiang

Posted on October 4, 2021, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Forced Labour Human Rights Issues News Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions

Big News Network. 4 October 2021

Below is an article published by Big News Network. Photo:AFP.

Paris [France], October 3 (ANI): More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Press Release: The WUC Commemorates More than 70 Years of Oppression On the Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China

Posted on September 30, 2021, in "Re-Education" Camps Civil Society Forced Labour Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Genocide Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Participate Press Release Upcoming Events Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions WUC Events

Press Release- For immediate release
30 September, 2021
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

On the 1st of October, on the occasion of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorates this as a day signifying more than 70 years of oppression. For the Uyghur people in East Turkistan, for Tibetans, Southern Mongolians, and others as well, the establishment of the PRC set the stage for the gradual erosion of their rights and freedoms. To commemorate these events and to demand an end to China’s atrocious human rights crimes, the WUC is (co-)organizing protests in various cities in Europe (more details below).

WEEKLY BRIEF: 30 JULY 2021

Posted on July 29, 2021, in Freedom of Movement Genocide Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners Weekly Brief WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions WUC Events

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The EU Votes to Adopt New Strategy on China

In a resolution adopted on July 22, by 58 votes in favour, 8 against with 4 abstentions, the Foreign Affairs Committee outlines six pillars on which the EU should build a new strategy to deal with China: cooperation on global challenges, engagement on international norms and human rights, identifying risks and vulnerabilities, building partnerships with like-minded partners, fostering strategic autonomy and defending European interests and values.

Joint Statement: Rights Groups Unite in Brussels on International Olympic Day. Pressure Mounts to Boycott Beijing 2022 – ‘The Genocide Games’

Posted on June 23, 2021, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Enforced Disappearances Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Genocide Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions

Governments, Olympic Committees and Sponsors All Targeted to Ditch Support for Beijing 2022; China’s Uyghur Genocide Cited as a ‘Red Line’

[23 June 2021] On International Olympic Day [1], the Belgium Uyghur Association, together with other rights groups representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger, Taiwanese, and Chinese people, held a protest at the Schuman Roundabout in Brussels, Belgium, calling upon the European Union to take a firm stance against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in light of the Chinese Government’s severe human rights atrocities.

PRESS RELEASE: WUC Endorses Formal Complaint Against French Brands

Posted on April 9, 2021, in Campaigns Other News Press Release WHAT’S NEW WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions

Press Release – For Immediate Release
09 April 2021
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) endorses the formal complaint submitted by French lawyer William Bourdon, on behalf of Mrs Tursunay Ziyawudun and of the organisations Collectif Éthique Sur l’Étiquette, Sherpa and the European Uyghur Institute (IODE), against four France-based multinational companies. The complaint was submitted against INDITEX FRANCE, UNIQLO FRANCE, SMCP and SKECHERS USA FRANCE over allegations of their involvement in Uyghur forced labour.

WEEKLY BRIEF: 02 October 2020

Posted on October 2, 2020, in Campaigns Human Rights Issues Other News Our Work Weekly Brief WHAT’S NEW WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions WUC Events

World Uyghur Congress, 02 October 2020

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WUC Participates in Global Day of Action on 71st Anniversary of PRC
The 1st of October marked the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. On this occasion, the World Uyghur Congress, together with the International Campaign for Tibet, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, the Belgian Uyghur Association, Lungta – Actief voor Tibet and the Tibetan Community in Belgium, organized a joint demonstration in Brussels in order to call on the EU to take urgent and concrete action to hold China accountable for its serious human rights violations.

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