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Pro Uyghur body condemns life sentence of WUC president's brother in China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 30 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress, an international organisation of exiled Uyghur groups, on Sunday, strongly condemned the life sentencing of the WUC President Dolkun Isa's brother, Hushtar Isa in China.
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Pro Uyghur body stages protest in Hague in front of Chinese Embassy
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hague [Netherlands], May 6 (ANI): A demonstration was staged in front of the Chinese Embassy here in the Netherlands by Hague based non-profit group Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) and World Uyghur Congress (WUC), as part of Doppa Day celebrations on May 5.
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Pro Uyghur body hails UK parliament for passing motion saying China commit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 23 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has hailed the unanimous passing of the genocide motion in the British House of Commons after legislators in the UK unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in its northwest region of Xinjiang a "genocide".
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Uyghur body supports complaint against French brands over link to forced l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], April 10 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur body has endorsed the formal complaint submitted by a French lawyer against four France-based multinational companies over allegations of their involvement in forced labour of the Muslim minority group in China
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Uyghur body urges Canada to ensure boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 5 (ANI): The Canadian government must ensure that it does everything in its power to ensure that Canada boycotts the next year Beijing Olympics if it intends to deliver on its obligations to victims of persecution, Georgia L Gilholy, Editor in Chief for Foundation for
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Uyghur body backs US human rights report on 'genocide' in China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group, has lauded the US after the Chinese Communist Party's genocide and crimes against humanity were highlighted in the newly released State Department report on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
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UN needs to step up against 'Uyghur genocide' in China: Pro-Uyghur body
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], March 22 (ANI): Reiterating the need for urgent action to address the Uyghur genocide and China's threat to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) asserted that the UN needs to "step up" and act in line with its self-pronounced core valu
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Uyghur body backs EU sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], March 18 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa on Thursday lauded European Union's decision to sanction Chinese officials involved in the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province.
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Uyghur body calls for boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China, cites huma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], March 4 (ANI): Citing grave human rights abuses, a pro-Uyghur body on Thursday called on the international community to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in China.
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Uyghur body to hold protest against China on International Human Rights Da
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 9 (ANI): A pro-Uyghur body named East Turkistan National Awakening Movement is set to hold protests in various countries around the world on International Human Rights Day on December 10 to raise awareness about the ongoing human rights issues in China.
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Pro Uyghur body says Beijing engages in systematic campaign to destroy cul
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], December 3 (ANI): Refuting the claims made by the Chinese Mission to the United Nations, a pro-Uyghurs body on Wednesday slammed Beijing for asserting that it protects cultural customs and relics of ethnic minorities.
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Uyghur body hails US decision to drop ETIM from 'terror' list
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 10 (ANI): A pro-Uyghurs organisation has hailed the US administration's decision of removing East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from the terror list, which Beijing used for years to justify the genocide of Uyghurs in China.
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