The demand raised by the WUC comes before the March 20 scheduled meeting of the foreign ministers of China and Australia, according to a press release by the WUC.
The atrocities of China in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) were highlighted by 62 major human rights groups, stating that any audit will fail to comprehend the level of suppression that the Uyghur community faces in China, World Uyghur Congress stated in a press release
Wang questioned the confidence of the United States as a major country, stating, "If it gets jittery whenever it hears the word China, where is its confidence as a major country?"
Spearheaded by the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE), a Washington, DC-based parliamentary government in exile, this coalition represents Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other native peoples of East Turkistan.
Several firms with deep roots in China are reviewing their future and reconsidering their ties in the Xinjiang region following new international scrutiny of forced labour using predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, the New York Times reported.
The World Uyghur Congress has raised the issue of human rights violations by China in Xinjiang at the recently concluded Munich Security Conference (MSC).
Prominent United States (US) Congresswoman and the representative of the 40th district of California Young Kim, announced the undisputed passing of the Uyghur Policy Act 2023 by the US House of Representatives.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 16-02-2024, 21:08:35 IST, Lat: 35.69 & Long: 77.40, Depth: 180 Km ,Region: Southern Xinjiang, China," the NCS said in a post on X.
A Congresswoman representing California's 40th district, Young Kim, while speaking at a foreign committee meeting, urged the US to take action against the atrocities faced by the Uyghur community at the hands of the China Communist Party in Xinjiang.
Taking the matter to X, Alicia Kearns mentioned that "@YalkunUluyol shared his story, and that of his family, with the Foreign Affairs Committee. It is a heartbreaking insight into the reality faced by the #Uyghur people, one of loss, forced separation, grief, and the ache of the unknown.
Some global carmakers are applying weaker human rights and responsible sourcing standards to their joint ventures in China owing to pressure from the Chinese government, as reported by Voice of America (VOA), citing a report.