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World Uyghur Congress exposes harassment of refuge-seeking Uyghurs abroad
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The WUC urged international human rights organisations and host countries to abide by their obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and uphold the principle of non-refoulement by immediately ceasing any extradition of Uyghur refugees and asylum seekers to China
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World Uyghur Congress commemorates 36th anniversary of 1988 pro-democracy
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress commemorated the 36th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy student protest in Urumqi, calling it one of the most significant large-scale expressions of discontent against the Chinese government's discriminatory policies against Uyghurs.
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Uyghur activist calls for global action to shift sourcing of green technol
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Arkin, in her statement, explained how China has been exploiting the Uyghur community of East Turkistan in mining and other operations to retrieve the minerals that remain mandatory for the production of greener alternatives of electricity generation and mobility.
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Global commemorations mark 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The people of Chinese descent and their supporters across the world commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns Hong Kong Court's pro-democracy activist se
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress has strongly condemned the sentencing of 14 pro-democracy activists by a Hong Kong high court in the largest case under the National Security Law (NSL) imposed by China in 2020.
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World Uyghur Congress urges probe into Volkswagen supply chain over "force
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Society for Threatened People (STP) are calling for a "complete investigation into Uyghur forced labour in the supply chains of Volkswagen (VW), a German automobile manufacturer at the VW Annual General Meeting on Wednesday.
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World Uyghur Congress opposes Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to Euro
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A Uyghur rights advocacy organisation, the World Uyghur Congress, released a statement opposing the ongoing Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Europe, claiming that China's deepening ties with Russia are ignorance of the human rights abuses inflicted by China on the Uyghur community.
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"Only blind eyes could ignore genocidal nature": Italian Senator condemns
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Italian Senator, Giulio Terzi addressed an event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress, a Uyghur rights advocacy organization and expressed his deepest concerns and support for the struggle of Uyghurs against the oppressions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Ea
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World Uyghur Congress praises UN effort for release of 43 Uyghurs detained
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The UN letter urged the Thai government to provide information on the decade-long arbitrary detention of the Uyghur men, their access to medical care, and the detention conditions where they are being held while expressing their concerns about the held Uyghur prisoners. Additionally, the let
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Uyghur Congress criticises BASF's China enthusiasm over human rights
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Society for Threatened Peoples and the World Uyghur Congress criticised BASF, a German multinational company with China-devoted enthusiasm instead of dealing with human rights violations.
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"Today, we stand witness to tragedy that challenges very essence of humani
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Dolkun Isa, recently participated in a conference organised by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity to highlight and recognise the ongoing genocide against the Uyghur community in East Turkistan.
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US Congresswomen raise concern over Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
She highlighted that the Uyghurs face genocide in modern-day concentration camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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