1/4 This #EarthDay 🌍, we want to highlight the need for solutions that address both the climate crisis & human rights. Fossil fuels are deeply interlinked with state-imposed forced labour in the Uyghur Region.

During the 'Disrupting Uyghur Genocide' Conference in NYC, camp survivor Mihrigul Tursun said, When I lost hope inside China’s concentration camp, a 17-year-old girl told me, “Stay strong, Uyghurs and supporters around the world will come and free us soon!” And that gave me hope

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We are at the 'Disrupting Uyghur Genocide' Conference organized by ElieWieselFoundation, @worldUyghur, and Uyghur Human Rights Project in New York City.
#EndUyghurGenocide

Today, we participated in the 'Made in China: How Your Favorite Brands Profit from Uyghur Forced Labor' art exhibition event in the Chelsea art district of NYC. We extend our gratitude to the ElieWieselFoundation for sponsoring this successful event.

If you shop from a major fashion brand in the EU, then there’s a chance your clothing could be made with #Uyghurforcedlabour . Over 30 fashion brands are at risk of importing forced-labour goods from the Uyghur Region, including ZARA HUGO BOSS Corporate Burberry & PRADA.

Video Exposes Chinese authorities’ Forceful Seizure of Uyghur Farmers’ Land in Ghulja

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China Commission Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party USCIRF Department of State

Hundreds of Uyghur Americans gathered in Fairfax VA for the Eid prayers! We prayed for peace and freedom for our people.

In respectful reflection, we acknowledge the somber anniversary of the tragic events of April 5th, 1990, in Barin, East Turkistan, where the Chinese government's harsh crackdown on Uyghur demonstrators resulted in a massacre 34 years ago. We cordially invite you to unite with us

We continue our advocacy efforts for the bill aimed at divesting TikTok from its ownership by the Chinese government-owned company, ByteDance. Actively, we are sharing our coalition letters with senators' offices on Capitol Hill to amplify our message.
#HoldChinaAccountable

Our coalition group had a comprehensive meeting at Senator Rubio’s office with the Foreign Policy Fellow to discuss strategies for advancing advocacy efforts for the Uyghur Policy Act and other China-related bills. We will continue to fight against injustice and hold China

The EU is rapidly becoming a dumping ground for goods from Xinjiang in high forced risk areas.
The data is only Jan-Feb, which is generally less representative (higher than annual figure), although 200% does foreshadow a clear trend.
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On March 26, 2024, the Uyghur American Associations co-hosted an event titled 'Unveiling the CCP's Forced Organ Trafficking Industry: The Plight of Uyghur Muslims' with our allies at the CECC’s Ford House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Upcoming event tomorrow 🎙️

'How Personal Faith Gives Us Strength to Carry On' with the #UyghurWellnessInitiative

📅 Wednesday, March 27, 2024
🕛 12:00 p.m. EDT
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Serena Oberstein, she/her Zubayra Shamseden Uyghur Human Rights Project @Iltebir Uyghur American Association

Apple CEO, Tim Cook, visited China and stated, 'Apple is planning to cooperate in a whole number of areas.' However, by doing business with a genocidal regime, the company is implicitly supporting Uyghur forced labor. Let’s not forget that Apple has previously lobbied against

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During the 'We don’t even know if they are alive' event at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., Rep. Jim McGovern emphasized the importance of appointing a special coordinator for the Uyghurs at the State Department, calling it an appropriate action. We would

May the spirit of Nowruz fill your heart with hope and your home with warmth. We look forward to the day when we can celebrate it in our homeland, East Turkistan.