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Pro Uyghur body stages protest in Hague in front of Chinese Embassy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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 : 4 years, 10 months 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 : 4 years, 11 months 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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UN needs to step up against 'Uyghur genocide' in China: Pro-Uyghur body
Updated : 4 years, 12 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 : 4 years, 12 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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Parliamentary debate on 'China's repression of Tibetan and Uyghurs' organi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands] March 11 (ANI): The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently organised a parliamentary debate in the Netherlands titled "China's repression of the Tibetan and Uyghurs".
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World Uyghur Congress calls for Magnitsky sanctions on China over human ri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 9 (ANI): Calling for Magnitsky sanctions on the Chinese leadership and other entities, Benedict Rogers, the co-founder of Hong Kong Watch and adviser to the World Uyghur Congress said that human rights are "under severe assault in China since the Tiananmen massacre"
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Uyghurs urge International Olympic Committee to cancel Beijing 2022 Olympi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 8 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress, a human rights group, has urged International Olympic Committee's ethics commission to personally make a ruling on a complaint the group filed to move the 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing, The Hill reported.
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Turkey should not sign extradition treaty with China, demands Uyghur Congr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], December 30 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) on Tuesday called on Turkey to abide by international law and the "principle of non-refoulement" and refrain from signing the extradition treaty with the government of China.
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Pro Uyghur body says Beijing engages in systematic campaign to destroy cul
Updated : 5 years, 3 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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Tibetan Community UK, WUC to hold 'Black Day' against human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 29 (ANI): Tibetan Community UK, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and GATPM will hold a 'Black Day' protest outside UN office in London today to mark 9th anniversary of 'heinous crimes against humanity' in Tibet and East Turkistan by Chen Quanguo, currently the party secret
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Divest from Chinese tech companies over Uyghur killings, NGOs tell Norway
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], Mar 28 (ANI): A group of NGOs has urged Norway to divest from Chinese technology companies for their involvement in human rights violations in China's Uyghur Region.
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