China Uyghur crackdown

With an increase in detentions of Uyghurs abroad, many feel like they can’t escape from China no matter how far they run.

Three years on, the UHRP Act has seen only token implementation. Tokenism isn’t enough to fight a genocide. 

Abuduwaili Abudureheman was reported missing after texting that he was interrogated by police at Hong Kong’s airport.

The deaths of two Uyghur refugees in a detention center in Thailand shed light on the grave injustice that is the continued imprisonment of Uyghurs. 

Hearings this week gave activists an unusual opportunity to air criticism in the presence of Chinese officials.

Solemn remembrance of the Holocaust is important for all humanity. And for Uyghurs, in our current crisis, “Never Forget” and “Never Again” have a direct and profound meaning.

Uyghurs report disturbing stories of their relatives in Xinjiang being forced to marry Han Chinese, part of Beijing’s strategy for diluting Uyghur heritage.

Out of fear of destabilizing its relations with Beijing, the Thai government has failed to protect Uyghur civilians who have sought political asylum in the country.

Lawyers representing the Uyghurs will argue that the British government's inaction breaches existing U.K. laws prohibiting goods made in foreign prisons or linked to crime.

China managed to convince enough states to narrowly defeat a motion to hold a debate on Xinjiang – the least intrusive form of scrutiny that the council could seek.

The UN assessment released late Wednesday concluded that China has committed serious human rights violations under its anti-terrorism and anti-extremism policies.

Beijing’s full-court press to kill the report reveals a lot about Xi Jinping’s ideal form of international order.