
Uyghur Human Rights Project
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Promoting human rights for Uyghurs in East Turkistan through research, reporting, and advocacy. 中文: @UHRP_Chinese | Support us: https://t.co/HyTns4MGeW
Washington, DC
Joined December 2012
📊 New UHRP research by @PeterIrwin_ + @HenrykSzad uncovers surge in air cargo flights between Ürümchi and over a dozen European cities. These ✈️📦 routes risk carrying goods linked to Uyghur forced labor directly into European supply chains.
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Air cargo routes are rapidly expanding between Ürümchi and over a dozen European cities. Since June 2024, nine cargo companies have launched new air freight routes between Ürümchi and cities across...
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RT @RepYoungKim: The Uyghur people have been imprisoned, tortured, & brainwashed at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. I spoke on t….
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UHRP welcomes passage of the Uyghur Policy Act . “This makes it U.S. policy to recognize and protect the distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Uyghurs,” said UHRP’s @OmerKanat1 . Click to read more ➡️
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UHRP urges SFRC to act on the Senate counterpart (S.1542) without delay.
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“The Uyghur Policy Act directs the Secretary of State to prioritize support for the Uyghurs and other persecuted groups. America must lead with moral clarity, we must stand for human rights, and against genocide,” Baumgartner concluded.
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“The Chinese Communist Party continues to commit genocide against the Uyghur people,” said Rep. Michael Baumgartner. “This is not just about abuse, it's a systemic campaign of genocide. The Uyghur Policy Act pushes back.”.
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“But our work is far from done because Beijing's repression continues,” Castro continued. “The legislation before us today is a strong, bipartisan bill. I'm proud to champion the protection of Uyghurs.”.
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“In the last few years, the Congress and the House Foreign Affairs Committee have prioritized this issue, including enacting the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Uyghurs, said Rep. Joaquin Castro.
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“We must leverage U.S. soft power, garner international support for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, and equip the State Department with the tools that it needs to effectively fight against Xi Jinping's genocidal campaign,” Rep Kim continued.
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“The Chinese Communist Party continues to deny its genocide against the Uyghurs. But we know that forced sterilization, forced labor, brain washing and torture is rampant,” said Representative Young Kim, sponsor of the bill.
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On the House floor, Members of Congress spoke powerfully to urge passage of the bill, condemning the ongoing atrocity crimes and calling for stronger U.S. action.
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“Uyghurs are grateful for the bipartisan leadership of Representative Young Kim and Representative Ami Bera, the sponsor and cosponsor of the bill. We urge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to act quickly to move this critical legislation forward,” Kanat continued.
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“The Uyghur Policy Act makes it U.S. policy to recognize and protect the distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Uyghurs, and authorizes more tools to end the atrocities,” said UHRP Executive Director Omer Kanat.
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New research from @TheStudyofWar shows how the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) "may be setting conditions to become more involved in the Russian defense industrial base.". @KarolinaAHird .
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📊 New UHRP research by @PeterIrwin_ + @HenrykSzad uncovers surge in air cargo flights between Ürümchi and over a dozen European cities. These ✈️📦 routes risk carrying goods linked to Uyghur forced labor directly into European supply chains.
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Significant new investigation from @RobHastings for @theipaper shows a significant 📈 in imports from Uyghur Region to the 🇬🇧 UK. The report builds on UHRP research by @PeterIrwin_ @HenrykSzad showing a surge in cargo flights into the EU and UK.
🇬🇧🇨🇳 EXCLUSIVE: UK's £800m+ "slave labour" imports from Xinjiang revealed. Vast numbers of products flown into Britain from Uyghur region of China - revealed for first time by my @theipaper investigation. @UyghurStop calls it a "national disgrace". 🧵1.
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“The CCP deserves global condemnation for its brutal persecution of religious believers. For nine years in East Turkistan, China has locked up millions simply for practicing ordinary acts of faith, for being Uyghur and Muslim" — UHRP's @OmerKanat1
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The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) marks International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, calling on government and civil society worldwide to condemn...
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🎨 @PoppyMcp and Napat Wesshasartar report from Bangkok, where the Arts and Cultural Centre removed or altered artworks by Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong artists after Chinese embassy pressure.
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One of Thailand’s top art galleries removed, at China's request, materials about Beijing's treatment of ethnic minorities and Hong Kong from an exhibit on authoritarian governments, according to a...
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🏫 Alcott Wei details how Chinese universities quietly erased online announcements after inviting Yale scholar Darius Longarino—known for his critiques of policies in the Uyghur Region—amid nationalist backlash.
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Universities inviting Darius Longarino to speak have been infiltrated by ‘foreign hostile forces’, Chinese social media users allege.
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