It's been almost 2 years since UN Human Rights published its damning report on Beijing's crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. Uyghur ethnographer Dr Rahile Dawut was given a life sentence for her scholarly work. Her daughter Akida Pulat calls on Volker Türk to take action urgently.

Joint Statement ➡️ Uyghur Human Rights Project joined 14 orgs on the 2⃣ year anniversary of UN Human Rights assessment of China's atrocities in the Uyghur region. @HRIChina @Article19Org CHRD人权捍卫者 @FreedomHouse Hong Kong Watch RSF World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士) uhrp.org/statement/join…

Uyghur ethnographer Professor Rahile Dawut is awarded an honorary doctorate by SOAS University of London "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the scholarship of Uyghur cultural heritage." Rahile was unjustly detained in 2017 and is serving a life sentence. soas.ac.uk/about/news/soa…

Uyghur Human Rights Project supported this letter this week to Treasury Department + Department of State calling for greater responsiveness to civil society recommendations for Global Magnitsky Sanctions.

"In the context of ongoing crimes against humanity targeted at the Uyghur people, a high degree of scepticism regarding informed consent should be applied," said Dr Henryk Szadziewski, director of research at the Uyghur Human Rights Project. smh.com.au/national/conce…

There are candid accounts of the Uyghur homeland out there—just hidden beneath the barrage of shameless pro-CCP vlogger filth. Here a Uyghur (Kazakh national) shares his experience. mediazona.ca/article/2024/0… thanks Xinjiang Victims Database