Archive for April 2019
Mainstreaming Stories: A Day of Solidarity with Uyghurs
Henryk Szadziewski, Senior Researcher, Uyghur Human Rights Project The accounts of the ‘re-education’ regime that people are undergoing in those camps are harrowing…I imagine my lovely, principled, dedicated colleague there, and I feel incredibly angry. Dr. Rachel Harris, University of London The disappearance of Dr. Rahile Dawut, a leading expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions…
Read MoreStatement of Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton – April 6, 2019, Uyghur Freedom Rally
April 6, 2019 Dear friends of the Uyghur community: Thank you so much for inviting me to be with you today. I am sorry that I am not able to attend, but please know that I stand with you in support of the Uyghur people. Human rights violations of any kind are unacceptable, and the…
Read MoreStatement of Congressman Jim McGovern – April 6, 2019, Uyghur Freedom Rally
April 6, 2019 Good afternoon and thanks to all of you for the invitation to join you today. Although I am unable to be with you in person, I want you to know that I am with you in spirit and I stand in solidarity with your struggle on behalf of the rights and freedom…
Read MoreStatement of Congressman Tom Suozzi – April 6, 2019, Uyghur Freedom Rally
April 6, 2019 Congressman Tom Suozzi stands with the Uyghurs! He has sponsored legislation to help shed light on the persecution of the Uyghurs and he will continue to speak out on their behalf. Congressman Suozzi says “The Chinese government’s authoritarian state uses re-education camps and surveillance methods that it pioneered in Tibet to target Uyghurs…
Read MoreStatement of Senator Marco Rubio – April 6, 2019, Uyghur Freedom Rally
April 6, 2019 “I want to applaud the Uyghur Human Rights Project for organizing this rally to stand against the detention of a million or more Uyghurs in political education camps in China. I applaud your efforts and will continue to work with you to end the horrific abuses being committed by the Chinese government…
Read MoreStatement of Congressman Chris Smith – April 6, 2019, Uyghur Freedom Rally
April 6, 2019 Thank you to the Uyghur Human Rights Project for organizing this rally to highlight and condemn the internment of over a million or more Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in political education camps in China What is happing to Uyghurs in China today is unconscionable – it should be treated and declared…
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