The Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) are jointly organizing an international webinar on "WILL CHINA'S COLONIES CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY SOON ?" on 13 August at 6.00 pm ( CET time)
The Uyghur Tribunal of experts concluded in December 2021 that the PRC, by the imposition of measures to prevent births intended to destroy a significant part of the Uyghurs as has committed genocide.
Will China hawks match words with deeds? spectator.co.uk/article/will… via @spectator
🗞️ PRESS RELEASE:
The WUC welcomes @SpeakerPelosi's visit to #Taiwan. The visit is an important show of support for human rights & democracy at a time where these are at an all-time low in China, considering the #UyghurGenocide & other rights violations.
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“Nancy Pelosi’s visit is an important demonstration of leadership to defend democracy and human rights globally. It is exactly this kind of leadership that is needed in the face of the Chinese government’s atrocity crimes and expanding aggression ..." - WUC President @Dolkun_Isa
JOINT LETTER ➡️
In an open letter to UN Member States, the WUC & other rights groups urge them to voice their support for the appointment of a UN High Commissioner who will be a credible, impartial and courageous champion of human rights around the world.
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“The Yarkand massacre was a sign on the wall for the genocide that would commence shortly after. Since then, we have witnessed an escalation in violent state policies that has led to millions of Uyghurs being arbitrarily detained and suffering unspeakable abuses”. - @Dolkun_Isa
"I just don't think the Chinese Communist [Party] knew who they were taking on."
Remarks by @SamuelBrownback last month at the @IRFSummit, after he was presented with a Uyghur Ton (robe) by @OmerKanat1 & @Dolkun_Isa.
Today, a WUC delegation held fruitful meetings in Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿.
WUC President @Dolkun_Isa & staff met with the Mayor of Prague @ZdenekHrib and the @CzechMFA, to brief them on the #UyghurGenocide and call for a strong EU position during the @EU2022_CZ.
It was a pleasure to meet with the Mayor of Prague @ZdenekHrib again. Thank you for your steadfast support for #Uyghurs. We wish you the best in the upcoming municipal elections!
Im Interview mit @rbsw spricht @ABaerbock davon die wirtschaftl. Abhängigkeit von #China zu reduzieren.
"Wir müssen klarstellen, dass uns niemand erpressen kann, so wie wir es in Bezug auf die Abhängigkeit von Russland waren. Das ist die Grundlage für unsere neue 🇨🇳-Strategie".
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Annalena Baerbock promises Germany “very serious” about reducing econ dependency on China
Directly linked China/Rus risks:
- “We have to make clear nobody can blackmail us as we were with regard to dependency to Russia. This is the baseline for our new China strategy”
Large volumes of our plastic waste is being burned, buried and dumped in developing countries causing a raft of health problems. our.actionstation.org.nz/pet… via @actionstation
On the one year anniversary of the detention of #Uyghur activist, Idris Hasan in Morocco, WUC joins over 40 NGOs in calling for his release.
We call on Moroccan authorities to respect the principle of non-refoulement and not to extradite him to #China.
uyghurcongress.org/en/joint-…